African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1134

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluating SWAT model for streamflow estimation in the semi-arid Okavango-Omatako catchment, Namibia

Negussie Kaleb Gizaw
  • Negussie Kaleb Gizaw
  • Department of Land and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 13388 Windhoek, Namibia.
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Wyss Daniel
  • Wyss Daniel
  • Department of Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing, Georg-August University Goettingen, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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Knox Nichola
  • Knox Nichola
  • Department of Land and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 13388 Windhoek, Namibia.
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Vallejo Orti Miguel
  • Vallejo Orti Miguel
  • Department of Land and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 13388 Windhoek, Namibia.
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Corral-Pazos-de-Provens Eva3
  • Corral-Pazos-de-Provens Eva3
  • Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Universidad de Huelva, 21819 Huelva, Spain.
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Kappas Martin
  • Kappas Martin
  • Department of Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing, Georg-August University Goettingen, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2022
  •  Accepted: 18 October 2022
  •  Published: 30 November 2022

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