Hydrology: Current Research

Department of Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering, Arba Minch University Water Technology Institute, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Seasonal Water Balance Estimation Using Open Access Satellite Databases and Hydrological Model for Abay River Basin
  Author(s): Agegnehu Kitanbo Yoshe*
  
  Water balance assessment was pricing the water for water resource optimization and management. The main objective of this study was estimation of the seasonal water balance of Ethiopia. The QGIS tool was used for data analysis which was essential for estimation of water deficit for the dry season and water surplus for the wet season. Seasonal water balance for six years was calculated for dry and wet seasons. For each year, the results for wet were 17.8 BCM, 19.7 BCM, 42.9 BCM, 19.8 BCM, 46.1 BCM and 13.99 BCM for the year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 respectively. For the dry season, the seasonal water variation result shows that -14.6 BCM, -15.15 BCM, -19.8 BCM, -23.1 BCM, -71.83 BCM, -21.6 BCM for the year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 respectively. The result shows that there was a water surpl.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421.2157-7587.2023.14.457

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