Japheth O. Onyando

Seasonal Vegetation Response to Climate Variability on Land use Land Cover Changes using In-Situ and Satellite Imagery Observation Data for Semi-Arid Maasai Mara National Reserve Rangeland Ecosystem, Kenya

Charles C. Kapkwang, Japheth O. Onyando, Peter M. Kundu & Joost Hoedjes · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Monitoring vegetation response through enhanced change detection by remote sensing and geographical information systems has tremendously improved real time information on surface features. Over the last few decades biomass monitoring at large scale has been made possible from inf...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i517461

Evaluation of Spatio-Temporal Soil Moisture Variability in Semi-Arid Rangeland Ecosystem, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Charles C. Kapkwang, Japheth O. Onyando, Peter M. Kundu & Joost Hoedjes · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Aim: To evaluate the spatio-temporal soil moisture storage and retention capacities in semi-arid rangeland ecosystem, Maasai Mara National Reserve (MMNR), Kenya Study Design: Randomized complete block design (RCBD) of reference Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS) station, ten-(10) s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i1217421

Quantitative Analysis of Geomorphologic Characteristics for Surface Runoff Determination in Amala River Catchment in Kenya

Samuel M. Kinyanjui, Japheth O. Onyando & Raphael M. Wambua · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Hydrological response of a catchment is a function of rainfall as influenced by catchment characteristics comprising geomorphology, land cover, and management practices. In this study, the analysis mainly focused on how geomorphological characteristics influence the catchment hyd...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i217268