Upper Blue Nile basin
Analyzing runoff processes through conceptual hydrological modeling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
... a basin is of paramount importance for the effective planning and man- agement of water resources, in particular in data-scarce re- gions such as the Upper Blue ...the upper Gu- mara and ...
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Improving SWAT model performance in the upper Blue Nile Basin using meteorological data integration and subcatchment discretization
... The Blue Nile Basin is confronted by land degra- dation problems, insufficient agricultural production, and a limited number of developed energy ...the upper Blue Nile ...
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Validation of new satellite rainfall products over the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
... rainfall estimates could be used as a sole product (e.g. in areas with no (poor) ground observations) or through integrating with rain gauge measurements. In this study, the newly available Climate Hazards Group Infrared ...
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Modeling the water budget of the Upper Blue Nile basin using the JGrass NewAge model system and satellite data
... The Upper Blue Nile basin is one of the most data- scarce regions in developing countries, and hence the hydro- logical information required for informed decision making in water resource ...
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Seasonal variation of upper Blue Nile basin moisture budget and the global moisture dynamics in the role of spatiotemporal precipitation variability
... Understanding of freshwater availability has an immense importance in assessing socio-economic and environmental impacts of climate and demographic change [1] and ensuring energy and food security for climate adaptation ...
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Validation of new satellite rainfall products over the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
... Abstract. Accurate measurement of rainfall is vital to an- alyze the spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation at various scales. However, the conventional rain gauge ob- servations in many parts of the world such ...
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The use of remote sensing to quantify wetland loss in the Choke Mountain range, Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
... Abstract. Wetlands provide multiple ecosystem services such as storing and regulating water flows and water qual- ity, providing unique habitats to flora and fauna, and regu- lating micro-climatic conditions. Conversion ...
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Vulnerability analysis of smallholder farmers to climate variability and change: an agro-ecological system-based approach in the Fincha’a sub-basin of the upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia
... As a methodology, this study adopted the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) developed and demonstrated by Hahn et al. (2009) in Mozambique. Similarly, different authors used the same framework with some modifica- tion ...
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ decision to adopt adaptation options to climate change and variability in the Muger Sub basin of the Upper Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia
... The research design was based on multistage sampling procedure. In the first stage, the whole sub-basin consti- tuting fifteen districts was grouped into three strata (Kolla, Woyina Dega, and Dega agroecological ...
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Effects of soil and water conservation practices on soil physicochemical properties in Gumara watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
... from upper (0.5 m from the upper bund), middle (midpoint between two succes- sive bunds), and lower ...because upper, middle, and lower portion of the area between terraces may have different soil ...
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Soil fertility effect on water productivity of maize in the upper blue nile basin, Ethiopia
... 2.3. Analytical Tool and Data Capturing The FAO Aqua Crop model Version 3 [21,22] was used to simulate the grain and biomass productivity of maize as well as the water balance of the farming system. The climatic, soil ...
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Characterisation of stable isotopes to identify residence times and runoff components in two meso scale catchments in the Abay/Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
... Only few studies have been undertaken to characterise wa- ter cycle components using stable isotopes in Ethiopia (e.g. Rozanski et al., 1996; Kebede, 2004; Levin et al., 2009; Kebede and Travi, 2012). The results from ...
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Critical review of SWAT applications in the upper Nile basin countries
... Tana basin in Ethiopia and gave annual sediment yields that varied spatially between 0 and 65 t ha −1 ...the upper Blue Nile basin in ...the Blue Nile watershed that lies ...
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Sediment management modelling in the Blue Nile Basin using SWAT model
... The Blue Nile River, which originates from the steep moun- tains of the Ethiopian Plateau, is the major source of sedi- ment loads in the Nile ...the basin and the subsequent sedimentation in ...
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A multi basin SWAT model analysis of runoff and sedimentation in the Blue Nile, Ethiopia
... of upper Blue Nile Basin soils were taken from the FAO soil data base (FAO-AGL, 2003) ...the basin was obtained from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) with 76 m × 76 m ...
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Tailoring seasonal climate forecasts for hydropower operations
... the upper Blue Nile basin in Ethiopia to compare benefits and reliability generated by actual forecasts against a climatology-based approach, commonly practiced in most water resources ...
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Sediment concentration rating curves for a monsoonal climate: upper Blue Nile
... In the Ethiopian highlands sediment concentrations in the rivers decrease with progression of the rainy phase of the monsoon. Using this observation while developing the sed- iment rating curve significantly improves for ...
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Impacts of climate change on Blue Nile flows using bias corrected GCM scenarios
... the upper Blue Nile ...the Nile Basin to assess their impacts on the flows of the up- per Blue Nile at Diem, which accounts for about 60% of the mean annual discharge of ...
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Morphometric Analysis to Identify Erosion Prone Areas on the Upper Blue Nile using GIS (Case Study of Didessa and Jema Sub Basin, Ethiopia)
... various basin constraints, providing flexible environment and that is great tool for determination, understanding and analysis of spatial information correlated to river ...the basin scale. Comprehensive ...
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LANDHOLDER'S CHOICE TO ADOPT IMPROVED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN THE LOWER BLUE NILE BASIN, ETHIOPIA
... include soil conservation practices, preservation of hydrologic services, rehabilitation of degraded lands through physical and biological measures etc. (World Bank, 2006; Alemayehu et al., 2009; MOA-SLM, 2013). Also ...
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