[HTML][HTML] Advances in water resources research in the Upper Blue Nile basin and the way forward: A review

YT Dile, S Tekleab, EK Ayana, SG Gebrehiwot… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Upper Blue Nile basin is considered as the lifeline for∼ 250 million people and
contributes∼ 50 Gm 3/year of water to the Nile River. Poor land management practices in …

Causes and controlling factors of Valley bottom Gullies

S Amare, S Keesstra, M van der Ploeg, E Langendoen… - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
Valley bottomland provides diverse agricultural and ecosystem benefits. Due to
concentrated flow paths, they are more vulnerable to gully erosion than hillslope areas. The …

High frequency monitoring of pesticides in runoff water to improve understanding of their transport and environmental impacts

M Lefrancq, A Jadas-Hécart, I La Jeunesse… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rainfall-induced peaks in pesticide concentrations can occur rapidly. Low frequency
sampling may therefore largely underestimate maximum pesticide concentrations and …

Runoff reduction from extensive green roofs having different substrate depth and plant cover

KX Soulis, N Ntoulas, PA Nektarios, G Kargas - Ecological Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The current study aims to systematically analyze the relationship between runoff reduction
from different types of shallow green roof systems, and the initial substrate moisture …

Susceptibility to gully erosion: applying random forest (RF) and frequency ratio (FR) approaches to a small catchment in Ethiopia

S Amare, E Langendoen, S Keesstra, M Ploeg… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil erosion by gullies in Ethiopia is causing environmental and socioeconomic problems. A
sound soil and water management plan requires accurately predicted gully erosion hotspot …

Nutrient loss by runoff from rice-wheat rotation during the wheat season is dictated by rainfall duration

L Yan, L Xue, E Petropoulos, C Qian, P Hou, D Xu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clarifying the properties/features of nutrient loss from farmland surface runoff is essential for
the mitigation of nutrient losses. Plough pan formation underneath topsoil is a common …

Identifying sensitivity of factor cluster based gully erosion susceptibility models

S Pal, S Paul, S Debanshi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The present study has attempted to address the issue of sensitivity of different clusters of
factors towards gully erosion in the Mayurakshi river basin. Firstly, the gully erosion …

Impact of soil and water conservation interventions on watershed runoff response in a tropical humid highland of Ethiopia

D Sultan, A Tsunekawa, N Haregeweyn, E Adgo… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Various soil and water conservation measures (SWC) have been widely implemented to
reduce surface runoff in degraded and drought-prone watersheds. But little quantitative …

Establishing irrigation potential of a hillside aquifer in the African highlands

SA Tilahun, DL Yilak, P Schmitter… - Hydrological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Feeding 9 billion people in 2050 will require sustainable development of all water
resources, both surface and subsurface. Yet, little is known about the irrigation potential of …

Impact of soil conservation and eucalyptus on hydrology and soil loss in the Ethiopian highlands

DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, TC Alemie, CD Guzman… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Ethiopian highlands suffer from severe land degradation, including erosion. In
response, the Ethiopian government has implemented soil and water conservation practices …