Browsing by Author "Owuor, Steven O."

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Conversion of natural forest results in a significant degradation of soil hydraulic properties in the highlands of Kenya

Owuor, Steven O.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Guzha, A. C.; Jacobs, S.; Merbold, L.; Rufino, M. C.; Pelster, D. D.; Díaz-Pinés, E.; Breuer, L. (Elsevier, 2018-03)

Land use change, especially conversion of native forests can have large impacts on water resources. Large scale conversion of native forests to agricultural land has occurred in the last few decades in the Mau Forest region. ...
Estimation of hydraulic properties from pumping tests data of Nairobi area, Kenya

Owuor, Steven O.; Schüth, Christoph; Lehné, Rouwen J.; Hoppe, Andreas; Obiri, Joshua; Nyaberi, Daniel M.; Kibet, Monicah K. (2016-02)

The aim of this study was to determine the hydraulic properties of Nairobi area in order to highlight the groundwater potential and to identify the distribution of hydraulic characteristics of aquifers in the area as well ...
Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments

Owuor, Steven O.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Guzha, A. C.; Rufino, M. C.; Pelster, D. E.; Díaz-Pinés, E.; Breuer, L. (2016-12)

The effects of land use and land cover (LULC) on groundwater recharge and surface runoff and how these are affected by LULC changes are of interest for sustainable water resources management. However, there is ...

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