Publications

 

Garibay, V.M., M.W. Gitau, V. Kongo, J. Kisekka, and D. Moriasi. 2022. Comparative Evaluation of Water Resource Data Policy Inventories Towards the Improvement of East African Climate and Water Data Infrastructure. Water Resources Managment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-022-03231-z.

 

Torres, C., M.W. Gitau, D. Paredes-Cuervo, and B. Engel. 2022. Evaluation of sampling frequency impact on the accuracy of water quality status as determined considering different water quality monitoring objectives. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10169-7.

 

Welikhe, P.K., S.M. Brouder, J.J. Volenec,M.W. Gitau, and R.F. Turco. 2022. Dynamics of dissolved reactive phosphorus loss from phosphorus source and sink soils in tile-drained systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00012.

 

Garibay, V., M.W. Gitau, N.S. Kiggundu, D. Moriasi, and F. Mishili. 2021. Evaluation of reanalysis precipitation data and potential bias correction methods for use in data-scarce areas. Water Resources Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-021-02804-8.

 

Welikhe, P.K., S.M. Brouder, J.J. Volenec, M.W. Gitau, and R.F. Turco 2021. Using artificial neural networks to improve phosphorus indices. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00153.

 

Aboelnour, M.A., B.A. Engel, M.D. Frisbee, M.W. Gitau, and D.C. Flanagan. 2021. Impacts of watershed physical properties and land use on baseflow at regional scales, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100810.

 

Schull, V.Z., S. Mehan, M.W. Gitau, S. Singh, J.P. Sesmero, and D.C. Flanagan. 2021. Construction of critical periods for water resources management and their application in the FEW nexus. Water. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13050718.

 

Rohith, A.N., M.W. Gitau, I. Chaubey, and K.P. Sudheer. 2020. A multistate first-order Markov model for modeling time distribution of extreme rainfall events. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-020-01939-1.

 

Torres, C., M.W. Gitau, J. Lara-Borrero, and D. Paredes-Cuervo. 2020. Framework for water management in the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus in mixed land-use watersheds in Colombia. Sustainability. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410332.

 

Aboelnour, M., M.W. Gitau, and Engel, B. 2020. A comparison of streamflow and baseflow responses to land-use change and the variation in climate parameters using SWAT. Water. 2020, 12(1), 191. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010191.

 

Welikhe, P.K., S.M. Brouder, J.J. Volenec, M.W. Gitau, and R.F. Turco. 2020. Development of phosphorus sorption capacity-based environmental indices for tile-drained systems. Journal of Environmental Quality. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20044.

 

Schull, V.Z., B.T. Daher, M.W. Gitau, S. Mehan, and D.C. Flanagan. 2020. Analyzing FEW nexus modeling tools for water resources decision-making and management applications. Food and Bioproducts Processing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2019.10.011.

 

Aboelnour, M., B.A. Engel, and M.W. Gitau. 2019. Hydrologic response in an urban watershed as affected by climate and land use change. Water. 2019, 11, 1603. DOI: 10.3390/w11081603.

 

Mehan, S., R. Aggarwal, M.W. Gitau, D.C. Flanagan, C.W. Wallace, and J.R. Frankenberger. 2019. Assessment of hydrology and nutrient losses in a changing climate in a subsurface-drained watershed. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.314.

 

Mehan, S., M.W. Gitau, and D.C. Flanagan. 2019. Reliable future climatic projections for sustainable hydro-meteorological assessments in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Water. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030581.

 

Chen, J., Y. Liu, M.W. Gitau, B.A. Engel, D.C. Flanagan, and J.M. Habor. 2019. Evaluation of the effectiveness of green infrastructure on hydrology and water quality in a combined sewer overflow community. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.416.

 

Mijares, V., M. Gitau, and D.R. Johnson. 2018. A method for assessing and predicting water quality status for improved decision-making and management. Water Resources Management. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-018-2113-3.

 

Gitau, M.W. 2018. Patterns in indices of daily and seasonal rainfall extremes: Southwest Florida Gulf coastal zone. Climate. DOI:10.3390/cli6040083.

 

Chen, J., M.W. Gitau, B.A. Engel, and D.C. Flanagan. 2018. Suitability of CLIGEN precipitation estimates based on an updated database and their impacts on urban runoff. Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI:10.1080/02626667.2018.1513655.

 

Liu, Y, D. Flanagan, M. Gitau, S. McMillan, I. Chaubey, S. Singh, and B. Engel. 2018. Modeling framework for representing long-term effectiveness of best management practices in addressing hydrology and water quality problems: framework development and demonstration using a Bayesian method. Journal of Hydrology, 560 (2018): 530–545. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.053.

 

Gitau, M.W., S. Mehan, and T. Guo. 2018. Weather Generator Effectiveness in Capturing Climate Extremes. Environmental Processes. DOI: 10.1007/s40710-018-0291-x.

 

Liu, Y, D. Flanagan, M. Gitau, S. McMillan, I. Chaubey, S. Singh, and B. Engel. 2018. Modeling framework for representing long-term effectiveness of best management practices in addressing hydrology and water quality problems: framework development and demonstration using a Bayesian method. Journal of Hydrology, 560 (2018): 530–545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.053.

 

Guo, T., S. Mehan, M. Gitau, Q. Wang, T. Kuczek, and D. Flanagan. 2017. Impact of number of realizations on the suitability of simulated weather data for hydrologic and environmental applications. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s00477-017-1498-5.

 

Guo, T., M. Gitau, V. Merwade, J. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, M. Hirschi, and B. Engel. 2017. Comparison of performance of tile drainage routines in SWAT 2009 and 2012 in an extensively tile-drained watershed in the Midwest. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussion. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-89-2018.

 

Sekaluvu, L., L. Zhang, and M.W. Gitau. 2017. Evaluation of constraints to water quality improvements in response to conservations measures in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.063.

 

Gitau, M.W., S. Mehan, and T. Guo. 2017. Weather generator utilization in climate impact studies: implications for water resources modeling. European Water. 59:69-75.

 

Guo, T., R. Cibin, I. Chaubey, M.W. Gitau, J. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, J. Kiniry, and B.A. Engel. 2017. Evaluation of bioenergy crop growth and the impacts of bioenergy crops on streamflow, tile drain flow and nutrient losses in an extensively tile-drained watershed using SWAT. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.148.

 

Li, S., M. Gitau, B.A. Engel, L. Zhang, Y. Du, and D. Bosch. 2017. Distributed Hydrologic Model for Watershed Management: soil moisture variation and landscape-water body interaction. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11276.

 

Liu, Y, D. Flanagan, M. Gitau, S. McMillan, I. Chaubey, and B. Engel. 2017. A review on effectiveness of best management practices in improving hydrology and water quality: needs and opportunities. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.212/.

 

Mehan, S., T. Guo, M. Gitau, and D. Flanagan. 2017. Comparative study of different stochastic weather generators for long-term climate data simulation. Climate. DOI:10.3390/cli5020026.

 

Guo, T., M. Gitau, V. Merwade, J. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, M. Hirschi, and B. Engel. 2017. Comparison of performance of tile drainage routines in SWAT 2009 and 2012 in an extensively tile-drained watershed in the Midwest. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussion. Discussion Started 02/16/2017. DOI:10.5194/hess-2017-52.

 

Li, S., M. Gitau, B.A. Engel, L. Zhang, C. Wallace, Y. Du, and D.C. Flanagan. 2017. Development of a distributed hydrologic model to facilitate watershed management. Hydrological Sciences Journal. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2017.1351029.

 

Chen, J., L. Theller, M.W. Gitau, and B.A. Engel. 2016. Urbanization impact on surface runoff of the contiguous United States. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.017.

 

Gitau, M.W. 2016. Long-term seasonality of rainfall in the Southwest Florida Gulf coastal zone. Climate Research. DOI: 10.3354/cr01399.

 

Gitau, M.W., J. Chen, and Z. Ma. 2016. Water quality indices as tools for decision making and management. Water Resources Management. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-016-1311-0.

 

Moriasi, D., M.W. Gitau, N. Pai, and P. Daggupati. 2015. Hydrologic and water quality models: Performance measures and criteria. Trans. of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Special Issue, 58(6): 1681-1703.DOI: 10.13031/trans.58.10709.

 

Malone, R., G. Yagow, C. Baffaut, M.W. Gitau, Z. Qi, D. Amatya, P. Parajuli, J. Bonta, T. Green. 2015. Parameterization of hydrologic models. Trans. of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Special Issue. 58(6): 1763-1785. DOI: 10.13031/trans.58.10715.

 

Nnaji, G.A., W. Huang, M.W. Gitau, and Clayton Clark II. 2014. Frequency analysis of minimum ecological flow and gage height in Suwannee River, Florida. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, 68: 152-159. DOI: 10.2112/SI68-020.1.

 

Gitau, M.W. and N. Bailey. 2012. Multi-layer assessment of land use and related changes for decision support in a coastal zone watershed. Land 2012, 1, 5-27; DOI:10.3390/land1010005.

 

Rolle, K. M.W. Gitau, G. Chen, A. Chauhan. 2012. Assessing fecal coliform fate and transport in a coastal watershed using HSPF.Water Science and Technology. 66(5): 1096-1102. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.282.

 

Hoag, D.L.K., I. Chaubey, J. Popp, M.W. Gitau, L. Chiang, J. Pennington, G. Rodriguez, E. Gbur, M. Nelson, and A.N. Sharpley. 2012. Chapter 9. Lincoln Lake Watershed, Arkansas: National Institute of Food and Agriculture- Conservation Effects Assessment Project. In: D.L. Osmond, D.W. Meals, D.L.K. Hoag, and M. Arabi (Eds). How to Build Better Agricultural Conservation Programs to Protect Water Quality: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture- Conservation Effects Assessment Project Experience. Pages 171-186. Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, IA.

 

Gitau, M.W., L. Chiang, M. Sayeed, I. Chaubey. 2011. Watershed modeling using large scale distributed computing in Condor and SWAT model. Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International. DOI: 10.1177/0037549711402524.

 

Gitau, M.W., I. Chaubey, E. Gbur, J.H. Pennington, and B. Gorham. 2010. Impacts of land use change and BMP implementation in a CEAP watershed: Northwest Arkansas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 65(6):353-368. DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.6.353.

 

Gitau, M.W., Chaubey I. 2010. Regionalization of SWAT model parameters for use in ungauged watersheds. Water. 2(4):849-871. DOI:10.3390/w2040849.

 

Chiang, L., I. Chaubey, M.W. Gitau, and J.G. Arnold. 2010. Differentiating impacts of land use changes from pasture management in a CEAP watershed using SWAT model. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 53(5): 1569-1584. Special Collection.DOI: 10.13031/2013.34901.

 

Chaubey, I., L. Chiang, M.W. Gitau, and M. Sayeed. 2010. Effectiveness of best management practices in improving water quality in a pasture-dominated watershed. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 65(6):424-437. DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.6.424.

 

Merriman, K., M.W. Gitau, I. Chaubey. 2009. A tool for estimating best management practice effectiveness in Arkansas. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 25(2): 199-213. DOI: 10.13031/2013.26333 BMP Tool II.

 

Gitau, M.W., W.J. Gburek, and P.L. Bishop. 2008. Use of the SWAT model to quantify water quality effects of agricultural BMPs at the farm-scale level. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 51(6): 1925-1936. DOI: 10.13031/2013.25398.

 

Pennington, J.H., M.A. Steele, K.A. Teague, B. Kurz, E. Gbur, J. Popp, G. Rodriguez, I. Chaubey, M.W. Gitau, and M.A. Nelson. 2008. Breaking ground: A cooperative approach to data collection from an initially uncooperative population. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 63(6):208A-211A. DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.208A.

 

Gitau, M.W., T.L. Veith, and W.J. Gburek. 2006. Watershed-level BMP selection and placement in the Town Brook watershed, NY. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 42(6): 1565-1581. JAWRA Highlight, December 2006 issue. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb06021.x.

 

Gitau, M.W., and T.L. Veith. 2006. Quantifying the effects of phosphorus control BMPs. Radcliffe, D.E., and M.L. Cabrera (Eds.). Modeling Phosphorus in the Environment. pp 349-379. CRC-Press. Boca Raton, FL. Invited. Publication #176657.

 

Gitau, M.W., W.J. Gburek, and A.R. Jarrett. 2005. A tool for estimating BMP effectiveness for phosphorus pollution control. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 60(1): 1-10. JSWC Honorable Mention Research Paper Award, 2004-2008.BMP Tool I

 

Gitau, M.W., T.L. Veith, and W.J. Gburek. 2004. Farm-level optimization of BMP placement for cost-effective pollution reduction. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 47(6): 1923-1931. DOI: 10.13031/2013.17805.

 

Sharpley, A.N., P.J.A. Kleinman, R.W. McDowell, M.W. Gitau, and R.B. Bryant. 2002. Modeling phosphorus transport in agricultural watersheds: processes and possibilities. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 57(6): 425-439.