Nile River Basin
by Melesee, Assefa M.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-03-29
Publisher(s): Springer Verlag
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Summary
This book presents results of scientific studies ranging from hydrological modelling to water management and policy issues in the Nile River basin. It examines the physical, hydrometeorological and hydrogeological description of the basin along with analysis in understanding the hydrological processes of the basin under the changing land-use stemming from population pressure and increased natural resources tapping. The book discusses the increased impact of climate change on the river flows, and such issues as water availability and demand, management and policy to offset the imbalance between demand and available resources.This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, water resources mangers, policy makers as well as graduate and undergraduate students. It is a useful reference text for ecohydrology, arid zone hydrology, hydrology of transboundary rivers and similar courses.
Table of Contents
| Hydrology and Water Budget | |
| Hydrological Variability and Climate of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin | p. 3 |
| Hydro-Meteorology and Water Budget of the Mara River Basin Under Land Use Change Scenarios | p. 39 |
| Hydrological Balance of Lake Tana, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia | p. 69 |
| Satellite Rainfall Estimation | |
| Satellite Based Cloud Detection and Rainfall Estimation in the Upper Blue Nile Basin | p. 93 |
| Evaluation of Satellite Rainfall Estimates and Gridded Gauge Products over the Upper Blue Nile Region | p. 109 |
| Are Satellite-Gauge Rainfall Products Better than Satellite-Only Products for Nile Hydrology? | p. 129 |
| GIS and Remote Sensing in Watershed Modeling | |
| Watershed Hydrology of the (Semi) Humid Ethiopian Highlands | p. 145 |
| Evapotranspiration Modeling Using Remote Sensing and Empirical Models in the Fogera Floodplain, Ethiopia | p. 163 |
| Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Fogera Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia | p. 179 |
| Soil Erosion Mapping and Hotspot Area Identification Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Northwest Ethiopian Highlands, Near Lake Tana | p. 207 |
| Climate Varibility and Hydrologic Response | |
| Application of Hydrological Models for Climate Sensitivity Estimation of the Atbara Sub-basin | p. 227 |
| Climate Change Impact on Agricultural Water Resources Variability in the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia | p. 227 |
| Climatic Factors Modulating Nile River Flow | p. 267 |
| Water Resources Management, Allocation and Policy I | |
| Hydrological Water Availability, Trends and Allocation in the Blue Nile Basin | p. 283 |
| Livestock-Water Productivity in the Nile Basin: Solutions for Emerging Challenges | p. 297 |
| Blue Nile (Abbay) Hydropower Potential, Prioritization, and Trade-Offs on Priority Investments | p. 321 |
| Water Resources Management, Allocation and Policy II | |
| Concepts of Environmental Flow Assessment and Challenges in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia | p. 337 |
| Geospatial Mapping and Analysis of Water Availability, Demand, and Use Within the Mara River Basin | p. 359 |
| Impacts of Irrigation on Soil Characteristics in Selected Irrigation Schemes in the Upper Blue Nile Basin | p. 383 |
| Critical Water Resources Issues in the Nile River Basin | p. 401 |
| Index | p. 417 |
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