Sensitivity analysis and calibration of the Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) for the upper Malewa Catchment, Kenya

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 368-383

  Odongo, V O ^a   Onyando, J O ^b   Mutua, B M ^b   van Oel, P R ^a,c   Becht, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MUSLE; Objective function; Sediment yield; Sobol'sensitivity analysis; Upper Malewa catchment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885337892     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(13)60047-5     Document Type: Article

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