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Some conceptions about sediment rating equations.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper examines the anomalies in the sedimentation rating equations in terms of existing notions of statistical analysis and concludes that c=aqb is the preferred relationship. The method of estimating parameters a and ...
Development of a streamflow model for rural catchments in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
A stream flow model was developed for use in rural catchments in Kenya. In the model the physical environment was divided into three zones: the unsaturated zone (consists of multiple hydrological response units defined by ...
Environmental change and dryland management in Machakos district, Kenya 1930-90: conservation profile
(1991)
The problems of natural resources degradation in Machakos District, Kenya, are summarized and a soil and water management profile is developed in order to identify effective interventions. Soil and water conservation ...
Erosion and sedimentation problems in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
This paper examine past and present trends in the development of Kenyan water resources, and the status of Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands. It considers the parameters linked with soil erosion and sedimentation processes ...
Riverbank protection and food security.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper reflects on the role of root crops (cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta or C. antiquorum) as a case study in riverbank protection and food security in Kenya. Field performance, water erosion control, ecologically ...
Land degradation in east Africa.
(1993)
This paper reviews the history and present crisis state of land degradation in the highlands of east Africa, which contain the most productive agricultural areas of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. The main focus is ...
Sediment sources to Masinga dam
(1993)
Preliminary findings on the effects of land use in the Masinga Dam catchment, Kenya, on the storage capacity of the reservoir are presented. Remote sensing and GIS techniques, supplemented with ground reports, were used ...