Specific sediment yield in Tigray-Northern Ethiopia : assessment and semi-quantitative modelling
Bassin-versant ; Bilan sédimentaire ; Erosion des sols ; Ethiopie ; Gestion de l'eau ; Lac artificiel ; Modèle ; Sédimentation
Ethiopia ; Model ; Reservoir ; Sediment budget ; Sedimentation ; Soil erosion ; Water management ; Watershed
Sediment deposition in reservoirs is a serious off-site consequence of soil erosion in Tigray. Field rating of catchment characteristics and the sediment yield data from the reservoir survey were used for calibration and validation of the models