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Estimating the impacts of land cover change on runoff using SWAT: Case study: Nzoia catchment, Kenya
(2009)
The SWAT model was used to investigate the impact of land-cover changes on the runoff of the River Nzoia catchment, Kenya. The model was calibrated against measured daily discharge, and land-cover changes were examined ...
Myoglobin retains iron heme and near-native conformation in DDAB films prepared from pH 5 to 7 dispersions. Electrochem Commun. 2006, 8, 455
(2006)
A recent paper [M.T. DeGroot, M. Merkx, M.J.M. Koper, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005) 16224] suggests that iron heme is released during casting films of myoglobin (Mb) and didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) on pyrolytic ...
Towards Improvement of Seasonal Rainfall Forecasting Through Model Output Statistics (Mos) Downscaling of Echam Forecasts Over Tanzania
(2008)
Many economic activities such as Agriculture and hydroelectric power generation are dependent on the availability of water. Most of the water comes from rainfall The seasonal rainfall over Tanzania is highly variable both ...
Sediment impacts in Africa's transboundary lake/river basins: Case study of the East African Great Lakes
(2007)
The current population pressure, inappropriate cultivation practices, forest removal and high grazing intensities on forests, wetlands, rangelands and marginal agricultural lands leads to unwanted sediment and stream flow ...
Global-Regional Linkages in the Earth System
(2002)
This book synthesizes current knowledge of regional-global linkages in four regions to demonstrate that study of environmental change on a regional scale can enhance understanding of global-scale environmental changes. The ...
Lake Baringo: Addressing threatened biodiversity and livelihoods
(2006)
Lake Baringo is a shallow, internal drainage, freshwater lake located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. The lake is an important source of water for humans and livestock, as well as a significant income source for local communities ...