A Study into Cloud Forests: The installation of a long-term setup to investigate the impact of a cloud forest canopy on the Mestelá River catchment and its effect on various stakeholders

The research question addressed in this study is ”To what extent does the presence of a cloud forest canopy impact the Mestelá River catchment and how will this affect the various involved stakeholders?”. The study aims to investigate the importance of cloud forests in the Mestelá River catchment, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, related to water...

Hind-casting Ungauged Reservoir Dynamics: A case study of the Kaluyo Basin in Bolivia

The construction of drinking-water reservoirs in previously free-flowing river basins introduces challenges in operational water management, especially in data scarce environments. Often resulting in effectively un- gauged basins. In order to be able to estimate the expected increase in water supply, the hydrology of the ungauged sub-basins must...

Sediment transport modelling: Determination of the main areas contributing to the suspended sediment load in the Mara River, Kenya

The Mara River originates in Kenya in the Mau Escarpment and flows through the Serengeti ecosystem into Lake Victoria in Tanzania; in total it is about 395 km long. In this river, human interventions have led to increased of agricultural areas. As a result, increased fast runoff and top soil erosion is expected. Consequently, more sediments is...

Using tracer data to calibrate a flexible, topography driven conceptual hydrological model

This study explores the possibility of calibrating a conceptual hydrological model to tracer (Oxygen-18) data measured in streamflow with the ultimate goal to predict discharge. The hypothesis is that (changes in) Oxygen-18 concentrations in the stream should tell something about the relative contribution of fast runoff compared to slow runoff ...