International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Impacts and uncertainties of climate change on stream flow of the Bilate River (Ethiopia), using a CMIP5 general circulation models ensemble

Getahun Garedew Wodaje
  • Getahun Garedew Wodaje
  • Department of Environmental Science, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia.
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Zewdu Eshetu Asfaw
  • Zewdu Eshetu Asfaw
  • Climate Science Centre (CSC), Paleoanthropolgy and Paleoenvironment Program, African Center for Disaster Risk Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Mekuria Argaw Denboba
  • Mekuria Argaw Denboba
  • Center for Environmental Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 25 January 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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