Modelling the rainfall-runoff process of the Mara River basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 4038-4049

  Dessu, Shimelis Behailu ^a   Melesse, Assefa M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mara River basin; Rainfall runoff process; RFE; SWAT; Watershed modelling

Indexed keywords

RAINFALL-RUNOFF PROCESS; RFE; RIVER BASINS; SWAT; WATERSHED MODELLING;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; GAGES; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

RAIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEDIMENTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MARA RIVER;

EID: 84871128973     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9205     Document Type: Article

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