Publication: Application Of Hydrological Models In Poorly Gauged Watersheds: A Review Of The Usage Of The Soil And Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) In Kenya
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2017-08
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National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation of Kenya (NACOSTI), Karatina University (Karu) Research
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International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research
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In water-scarce developing countries, river basins are some of the most valued natural resources, but many are poorly gauged and have
incomplete hydrological and climate records. In the recent years, tropical rivers are increasingly becoming erratic, with many hydrologists attributing this
variability to combined effects of landscape-specific anthropogenic activities and climate change. Uncertainties about the impacts of climate change
compound the challenges attributed to poor and often inconsistent river monitoring data. Under data-scarce conditions and with the increasing land use
intensification and urbanization, modelling approaches become a useful tool in planning and management of water resources. In this paper, we review
the application and usability of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model in conventional planning practice in the management of water
resources is poorly-gauged tropical watersheds of Kenya. We assess the technical implications of the model in Interg
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