Watershed Modeling

Watershed Modeling Publications

Journal Articles (2018-2023)

  1. Gebeyehu et al. (2023). Subbasin Spatial Scale Effects on Hydrological Model Prediction Uncertainty of Extreme Stream Flows in the Omo Gibe River Basin, Ethiopia. Remote Sensing, 15(3), 611.
  2. Admas et al. (2022). Soil Erosion, Sediment Yield, and Runoff Modeling of the Megech Watershed Using the GeoWEPP Model. Hydrology, 9(12), 208.
  3. Tegegne et al. (2020). Flood Frequency Analyses over Different Basin Scales in the Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia. Hydrology, 7(3), 44.
  4. Nohani et al. (2019). Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Different GIS-based Bivariate Models. Water, 11, 1402.
  5. Shawul et al. (2019). The response of water balance components to land cover change based on hydrologic modeling and partial least squares regression (PLSR) analysis in the Upper Awash Basin. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 26, 100640.
  6. Dersseh et al. (2019). Potential of Water Hyacinth Infestation on Lake Tana, Ethiopia: A Prediction Using a GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Technique. Water, 11, 1921.
  7. Lee et al. (2019). SEVUCAS: A Novel GIS-Based Machine Learning Software for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment. Applied Sciences, 9, 3495.
  8. Rahmati et al. (2019). SWPT: An automated GIS-based tool for prioritization of sub-watersheds based on morphometric and topo-hydrological factors. Geoscience Frontiers.
  9. Zelelew & Melesse (2018). Applicability of a Spatially Semi-Distributed Hydrological Model for Watershed Scale Runoff Estimation in Northwest Ethiopia. Water, 10, 923.

Journal Articles (2010-2017)

  1. Tibebe et al. (2017). Rainfall-Runoff Relation and Runoff Estimation for Holetta River, Awash subbasin, Ethiopia using SWAT model. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 9(5), 102-112.
  2. Abiy & Melesse (2017). Evaluation of Watershed Scale Changes in Groundwater and Soil Moisture Storage with the application of GRACE Satellite Imagery data. Catena, 153, 50-60.
  3. Mohammed et al. (2016). Streamflow prediction uncertainty analysis and verification of SWAT model in a tropical watershed. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(9), 1-16.
  4. Mohammed et al. (2015). Modeling of sediment yield in Maybar gauged watershed using SWAT, northeast Ethiopia. CATENA, 127, 191–205.
  5. Grey et al. (2014). Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT Model) on a Small Tropical Island State (Great River Watershed, Jamaica) as a tool in Integrated Watershed and Coastal Zone Management. International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, 62(3), 293-305.
  6. Maalim et al. (2013). Modeling the impact of land use changes on runoff and sediment yield in the Le Sueur Watershed, Minnesota using GeoWEPP. Catena, 107, 35–45.
  7. Berhanu et al. (2013). GIS-based hydrological zones and soil geo-database of Ethiopia. CATENA, 104, 21–31.
  8. Dessu & Melesse (2012). Modeling the Rainfall-Runoff process of the Mara River Basin using SWAT. Hydrological Processes, 26(26), 4038–4049.
  9. Behulu et al. (2012). Hydrological analysis of the Upper Tiber Basin: A Watershed Modeling Approach. Hydrological Processes, 27(16), 2339–2351.
  10. Defersha et al. (2012). Watershed scale application of WEPP and EROSION 3D models for assessment of potential sediment source areas and runoff flux in the Mara River Basin, Kenya. CATENA, 95, 63–72.
  11. Wang et al. (2010). Simulated Wetland Conservation-Restoration Effects on Water Quantity and Quality at Watershed Scale. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(7), 1511-1525.

Journal Articles (2003-2009)

  1. Setegn et al. (2010). Modelling of Sediment Yield from Anjeni Gauged Watershed, Ethiopia Using SWAT. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 46(3), 514-526.
  2. Setegn et al. (2009). Spatial Delineation of Soil Erosion Prone Areas: Application of SWAT and MCE Approaches in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. Hydrological Processes, 23(26), 3738-3750.
  3. Setegn et al. (2009). SWAT model application and prediction uncertainty analysis in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. Hydrological Processes, 24(3), 357–367.
  4. Wang et al. (2008). Simulation of an Agricultural Watershed Using an Improved Curve Number Method in SWAT. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 51(4), 1323-1339.
  5. Wang et al. (2008). Using hydrologic equivalent wetland concept within SWAT to estimate streamflow in watersheds with numerous wetlands. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 51(1), 55-72.
  6. Wang et al. (2006). Influences of Potential Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods on SWAT’s Hydrologic Simulation in a Northwestern Minnesota Watershed. Transactions of the ASAE, 49(6), 1755-1771.
  7. Wang & Melesse (2006). Effects of STATSGO and SSURGO as Inputs on SWAT Model’s Snowmelt Simulation. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 42(5), 1217-1236.
  8. Wang & Melesse (2005). Evaluations of the SWAT Model’s Snowmelt Hydrology in a Northwestern Minnesota Watershed. Transactions of ASAE, 48(4), 1359–1376.
  9. Melesse & Graham (2003). Spatially Distributed Watershed Mapping and Modeling: GIS-Based Storm Runoff Response and Hydrograph Analysis. Journal of Spatial Hydrology, 3(2).

Book Chapters

  1. Setegn et al. (2015). Understanding the spatiotemporal Variability of Hydrological Processes for sustainable watershed management in the Great River Basin, Jamaica. In: Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): Water Governance, Climate and Echo-hydrology, Ch. 28, 533-561.
  2. Seka et al. (2016). Evaluation of the Effects of Water Harvesting on Downstream Water Availability Using SWAT. In: Landscape Dynamics, Soils and Hydrological Processes in Varied Climates, 763-787.
  3. Dessu et al. (2016). Flood Forecasting and Stream Flow Simulation of the Upper Awash River Basin, Ethiopia Using Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM). In: Landscape Dynamics, Soils and Hydrological Processes in Varied Climates, 367-384.
  4. Tibebe et al. (2016). Runoff Estimation and Water Demand Analysis for Holetta River, Awash Subbasin, Ethiopia Using SWAT and CropWat Models. In: Landscape Dynamics, Soils and Hydrological Processes in Varied Climates, 113-140.
  5. Melesse et al. (2010). Effects of land management and topography on land surface fluxes under different altitudes. In: Modeling Hydrologic Effects of Microtopographic Features at Watershed Scale.