Browsing School of Engineering and Technology (JA) by Subject "SPI"

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Detection of spatial, temporal and trend of meteorological drought using standardized precipitation index (spi) and effective drought index (edi) in the upper Tana river basin.

Wambua, Raphael M.; Mutua, Benedict M.; Raude, James M. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-07-17)

Drought events across the world are increasingly becoming a critical problem owing to its negative effects on water resources. There is need to understand on-site drought characteristics for the purpose of planning mitigation ...
Performance of standardized precipitation index (SPI) and effective drought index (EDI) in drought forecasting using artificial neural networks (ANNS) for upper Tana River basin, Kenya

Wambua, Raphael M.; Mutua, Benedict M.; Raude, James M. (2014-11)

Occurrence of drought events leads to water resources imbalance within a river basin. However, information on drought episodes for most basins such as Tana River basin in Kenya is limited. Due to the critical role of drought ...
Spatio-temporal drought characterization for the Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)

Wambua, Raphael M.; Mutua, Benedict M.; Raude, James M. (Science and Education Publishing, 2015)

Drought occurrence in the upper Tana River basin in Kenya has impacted negatively on water resources, hydro-power generation and agricultural production within the basin. Although this is an important river basin in Kenya, ...

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