Lake levels and glaciers : indicators of the changing rainfall in the mountains of East Africa
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-216 |
Journal / Publication | Quaternary and environmental research on East African mountains |
Publication status | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
Changes in the level of Lake Naivasha have been well documented for >50yr and some measurements are available back to the 1880's. A simple water balance model has been constructed for Lake Naivasha. The model has been calibrated against local precipitation, evaporation and river inflow data for the period 1960-75. The model indicates that the average precipitation in this region of Kenya a) during the last decade of the last century ws 0.15m y-1 greater than the average for the 1935-75 period and b) during the pluvial period 10-12 000 BP was around 0.35m y-1 greater than the average for 1935-75, and that these increases were similar both around Naivasha and in the mountains of western Kenya. -from Authors
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Lake levels and glaciers: indicators of the changing rainfall in the mountains of East Africa. / Vincent, C. E.; Davies, T. D.; Brimblecombe, P. et al.
In: Quaternary and environmental research on East African mountains, 1989, p. 199-216.
In: Quaternary and environmental research on East African mountains, 1989, p. 199-216.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review