Modeling the impact of land-cover and rainfall regime change scenarios on the flow of Mara River, Kenya

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008

Volumn 316, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Melesse, A M ^a   McClain, M ^a   Wang, X ^b   Abira, M ^c   Mutayoba, W ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lake Victoria South Catchment Management Authority   (Kenya)

^d Ministry of Water and Livestock   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Climatic changes; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL AREAS; ANNUAL FLOW; BASEFLOWS; CLIMATIC CHANGES; DRAINAGE AREA; DRY SEASONS; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FOREST AREA; FORESTED AREA; GAUGING STATIONS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND COVER; LOW FLOW; MODEL OUTPUTS; NATIONAL PARKS; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RAINFALL; RAINFALL DECLINE; RAINFALL REGIME; RIVER BASINS; SOIL WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SWAT MODEL; VOLUME REDUCTIONS; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; DROUGHT; FLOODS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; PARKS; RAIN; RIVERS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TOWERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 79251498323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40976(316)558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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