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Seifu A. Tilahun

Seifu A. Tilahun

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
5296
World Ranking
6206
National Ranking
2

Overview

Seifu A. Tilahun is affiliated with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. Their research spans multiple topics primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on water-related studies and soil science.

Their work has been extensively published in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Hydrology
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Frontiers in Water

Seifu's research topics include a range of environmental and water management issues such as:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Irrigation practices and water management
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Groundwater and watershed analysis

Their work intersects with subfields such as:

  • Soil Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology

Several of Seifu's recent papers provide insights into climate, water quality, and ecosystem dynamics around Ethiopia's Lake Tana and surrounding regions. Notable publications include:

  • Evaluation of Past and Future Climate Trends under CMIP6 Scenarios for the UBNB (Abay), Ethiopia (2021, Water)
  • Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Water Hyacinth and Its Linkage with Lake-Level Fluctuation: Lake Tana, a Sub-Humid Region of the Ethiopian Highlands (2020, Water)
  • Predicting Optical Water Quality Indicators from Remote Sensing Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Tropical Highlands of Ethiopia (2023, Hydrology)
  • Water Quality Characteristics of a Water Hyacinth Infested Tropical Highland Lake: Lake Tana, Ethiopia (2022, Frontiers in Water)
  • Assessment of irrigation expansion and implications for water resources by using RS and GIS techniques in the Lake Tana Basin of Ethiopia (2020, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment)

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as Tammo S. Steenhuis, Fasikaw A. Zimale, Tewodros T. Assefa, Anwar A. Adem, and Demesew A. Mhiret. The recurring partnership with these co-authors reflects a collaborative approach in addressing complex environmental and water resource challenges.

Best Publications

  • Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development

    Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Zed Zulkafli;Zed Zulkafli;Sam Grainger;Luis Acosta

  • Surface and subsurface flow effect on permanent gully formation and upland erosion near Lake Tana in the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia

    T. Y. Tebebu;A. Z. Abiy;A. D. Zegeye;H. E. Dahlke

  • Impact of conservation practices on runoff and soil loss in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands: The Debre Mawi watershed

    Dessalegn C. Dagnew;Christian D. Guzman;Assefa D. Zegeye;Tigist Y. Tibebu

  • Suspended sediment concentration-discharge relationships in the (sub-) humid Ethiopian highlands

    C. D. Guzman;S. A. Tilahun;A. D. Zegeye;T. S. Steenhuis;T. S. Steenhuis

  • Are runoff processes ecologically or topographically driven in the (sub) humid Ethiopian highlands? The case of the Maybar watershed

    Haimanote K. Bayabil;Seifu A. Tilahun;Seifu A. Tilahun;Amy S. Collick;Amy S. Collick;Birru Yitaferu

  • An efficient semi-distributed hillslope erosion model for the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands

    S. A. Tilahun;S. A. Tilahun;C. D. Guzman;A. D. Zegeye;T. A. Engda

  • Water hyacinth: review of its impacts on hydrology and ecosystem services—Lessons for management of Lake Tana

    Minychl G. Dersseh;Assefa M. Melesse;Seifu A. Tilahun;Mengiste Abate

  • Morphological changes of Gumara River channel over 50 years, upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia

    Mengiste Abate;Jan Nyssen;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Michael M. Moges

  • Advances in water resources research in the Upper Blue Nile basin and the way forward: A review

    Yihun Taddele Dile;Sirak Tekleab;Essayas K. Ayana;Solomon G. Gebrehiwot;Solomon G. Gebrehiwot

  • Insights From a Multi-Method Recharge Estimation Comparison Study.

    David Walker;Geoff Parkin;Petra Schmitter;John Gowing

  • Evaluation and Application of Multi-Source Satellite Rainfall Product CHIRPS to Assess Spatio-Temporal Rainfall Variability on Data-Sparse Western Margins of Ethiopian Highlands

    Ashebir Sewale Belay;Ayele Almaw Fenta;Alemu Yenehun;Fenta Nigate

  • Evaluation of CFSR, TMPA 3B42 and ground-based rainfall data as input for hydrological models, in data-scarce regions: The upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

    Abeyou W. Worqlul;Abeyou W. Worqlul;Haw Yen;Amy S. Collick;Seifu A. Tilahun

  • Evaluation of Past and Future Climate Trends under CMIP6 Scenarios for the UBNB (Abay), Ethiopia

    Addis A. Alaminie;Seifu A. Tilahun;Solomon A. Legesse;Fasikaw A. Zimale

  • Potential of Water Hyacinth Infestation on Lake Tana, Ethiopia: A Prediction Using a GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Technique

    Minychl G. Dersseh;Aron A. Kibret;Seifu A. Tilahun;Abeyou W. Worqlul

  • Distributed discharge and sediment concentration predictions in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed

    Seifu A. Tilahun;Christian D. Guzman;Assefa D. Zegeye;Dessalegn C. Dagnew

  • A simple semi-distributed water balance model for the Ethiopian highlands

    Amy S. Collick;Amy S. Collick;Zachary M. Easton;Tegenu Ashagrie;Biniam Biruk

  • Improving efficacy of landscape interventions in the (sub) humid Ethiopian highlands by improved understanding of runoff processes

    Tigist Y. Tebebu;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Dessalegn C. Dagnew;Christian D. Guzman

  • Morphological dynamics of gully systems in the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed

    Assefa D. Zegeye;Eddy J. Langendoen;Cathelijne R. Stoof;Seifu A. Tilahun

  • A Saturation Excess Erosion Model

    Seifu Admassu Tilahun;Rajith Mukundan;Bezawit A. Demisse;Tegenu A. Engda

  • A Biophysical and Economic Assessment of a Community‐based Rehabilitated Gully in the Ethiopian Highlands

    Getaneh K. Ayele;Azalu A. Gessess;Meseret B. Addisie;Seifu A. Tilahun

  • Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Water Hyacinth and Its Linkage with Lake-Level Fluctuation: Lake Tana, a Sub-Humid Region of the Ethiopian Highlands

    Minychl G. Dersseh;Seifu A. Tilahun;Abeyou W. Worqlul;Mamaru A. Moges

  • A Saturation Excess Erosion Model

    Tammo S Steenhuis;Seifu Admassu Tilahun

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Amy S. Collick
Amy S. Collick University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Eddy J. Langendoen
Eddy J. Langendoen Agricultural Research Service
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Assefa M. Melesse
Assefa M. Melesse Florida International University
Simon J. Langan
Simon J. Langan International Water Management Institute
Niko E. C. Verhoest
Niko E. C. Verhoest Ghent University
Zachary M. Easton
Zachary M. Easton Virginia Tech
Kristine Walraevens
Kristine Walraevens Ghent University
Wim Cornelis
Wim Cornelis Ghent University

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