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Research article
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12 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 12 Dec 2014
Analyzing runoff processes through conceptual hydrological modeling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
School of Civil & Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 430, Ethiopia
N. E. C. Verhoest
Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
V. R. N. Pauwels
Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
T. Admasu
Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000 Gent, Belgium
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia
J. Poesen
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
E. Adgo
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia
J. Deckers
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
J. Nyssen
Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Short summary
In this study, topography is considered as a proxy for the variability of most of the catchment characteristics. The model study suggests that classifying the catchments into different runoff production areas based on topography and including the impermeable rocky areas separately in the modeling process mimics the rainfall–runoff process in the Upper Blue Nile basin well and yields a useful result for operational management of water resources in this data-scarce region.
In this study, topography is considered as a proxy for the variability of most of the catchment...
