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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6187-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6187-2018
Research article
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30 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 30 Nov 2018

Analysis of combined and isolated effects of land-use and land-cover changes and climate change on the upper Blue Nile River basin's streamflow

Dagnenet Fenta Mekonnen, Zheng Duan, Tom Rientjes, and Markus Disse

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Understanding responses by changes in land use and land cover (LULC) and climate over the past decades on streamflow in the upper Blue Nile River basin is important for water management and water resource planning. Streamflow in the UBNRB has shown an increasing trend over the last 40 years, while rainfall has shown no trend change. LULC change detection findings indicate increases in cultivated land and decreases in forest coverage prior to 1995.
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