Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates

Methods for estimating runoff that have been developed for temperate climates may not be suitable for use in the monsoonal climates of Africa, where there is a distinct dry season during which soils dry out to a considerable depth. This has a distinct effect on runoff generation that is not captured...

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Autores principales: Steenhuis, Tammo S., Taylor, J., Easton, Z.M., Collick, A., Giesen, Nick van de, Liebe, Jens R., Ahmed, A.A., Andreini, Marc
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38177
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author Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Taylor, J.
Easton, Z.M.
Collick, A.
Giesen, Nick van de
Liebe, Jens R.
Ahmed, A.A.
Andreini, Marc
author_browse Ahmed, A.A.
Andreini, Marc
Collick, A.
Easton, Z.M.
Giesen, Nick van de
Liebe, Jens R.
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Taylor, J.
author_facet Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Taylor, J.
Easton, Z.M.
Collick, A.
Giesen, Nick van de
Liebe, Jens R.
Ahmed, A.A.
Andreini, Marc
author_sort Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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description Methods for estimating runoff that have been developed for temperate climates may not be suitable for use in the monsoonal climates of Africa, where there is a distinct dry season during which soils dry out to a considerable depth. This has a distinct effect on runoff generation that is not captured by ?the temperate climate? models. The scope of this tool is to develop a simple water balance method for predicting river discharge. Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge in regions with monsoonal climates than alternative methods based on the United States Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service (USDA-SCS) curve number. The latter is an empirical-based model developed in the USA that does not apply to monsoonal climates with distinct dry and wet periods.
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spelling CGSpace381772025-11-07T08:35:16Z Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates Steenhuis, Tammo S. Taylor, J. Easton, Z.M. Collick, A. Giesen, Nick van de Liebe, Jens R. Ahmed, A.A. Andreini, Marc runoff water balance models river basins Methods for estimating runoff that have been developed for temperate climates may not be suitable for use in the monsoonal climates of Africa, where there is a distinct dry season during which soils dry out to a considerable depth. This has a distinct effect on runoff generation that is not captured by ?the temperate climate? models. The scope of this tool is to develop a simple water balance method for predicting river discharge. Water balance models have been shown to better predict river discharge in regions with monsoonal climates than alternative methods based on the United States Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service (USDA-SCS) curve number. The latter is an empirical-based model developed in the USA that does not apply to monsoonal climates with distinct dry and wet periods. 2009 2014-06-13T11:40:52Z 2014-06-13T11:40:52Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38177 en Open Access application/pdf Steenhuis, T. S.; Taylor, J.; Easton, Z.; Collick, A.; van de Giesen, N.; Liebe, J.; Ahmed, A. A.; Andreini, Marc. 2009. Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Erkossa, Teklu; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Fernando, Ashra (Comps.). Improved water and land management in the Ethiopian highlands: its impact on downstream stakeholders dependent on the Blue Nile. Intermediate Results Dissemination Workshop held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5-6 February 2009. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.141-151.
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water balance
models
river basins
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Taylor, J.
Easton, Z.M.
Collick, A.
Giesen, Nick van de
Liebe, Jens R.
Ahmed, A.A.
Andreini, Marc
Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title_full Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title_fullStr Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title_full_unstemmed Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title_short Rainfall-discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
title_sort rainfall discharge relationships for monsoonal climates
topic runoff
water balance
models
river basins
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38177
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