Browsing Research Articles [MEWES] by Author "van Griensven, Ann"
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Accounting for Seasonal Land Use Dynamics to Improve Estimation of Agricultural Irrigation Water Withdrawals
Msigwa, Anna; Komakech, Hans; Verbeiren, Boud; Salvadore, Elga; Hessels, Tim; Weerasinghe, Imeshi; van Griensven, Ann (MDPI, 2019-11-24)The assessment of water withdrawals for irrigation is essential for managing water resources in cultivated tropical catchments. These water withdrawals vary seasonally, driven by wet and dry seasons. A land use map is one ... -
Comparison of blue and green water fluxes for different land use classes in a semi-arid cultivated catchment using remote sensing
Msigwa, Anna; Komakech, Hans; Salvadore, Elga; Seyoum, Solomon; Mul, Marloes; van Griensven, Ann (Elsevier, 2021-08)Study area Kikuletwa catchment, Upper Pangani River Basin, Tanzania. Study focus This study compared yearly blue and green water fluxes using four different methods: Senay’s method (SN) (Senay et al., 2016), van Eekelen ... -
How Can We Represent Seasonal Land Use Dynamics in SWAT and SWAT+ Models for African Cultivated Catchments?
Nkwasa, Albert; Chawanda, Celray James; Msigwa, Anna; Komakech, Hans C.; Verbeiren, Boud; van Griensven, Ann (MDPI, 2020-05-28)In SWAT and SWAT+ models, the variations in hydrological processes are represented by Hydrological Response Units (HRUs). In the default models, agricultural land cover is represented by a single growing cycle. However, ... -
Representation of seasonal land use dynamics in SWAT+ for improved assessment of blue and green water consumption
Msigwa, Anna; Chawanda, Celray; Komakech, Hans; Nkwasa, Albert; van Griensven, Ann (Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2022-08-29)In most (sub)-tropical African cultivated regions, more than one cropping season exists following the (one or two) rainy seasons. An additional cropping season is possible when irrigation is applied during the dry season, ... -
Seasonal profitability of soil and water conservation techniques in semi-arid agro-ecological zones of Makanya catchment, Tanzania
Aluku, Hellen; Komakech, Hans C.; van Griensven, Ann; Mahoo, Henry; Eisenreich, Steven (Elsevier B.V., 2021-01-01)Soil and water conservation techniques are known to be profitable and widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa. However, how their profitability vary across cropping seasons has not been fully explored. Thus, farmers are often ...