Time step description

Calibration (2005-2014)

Validation 2014-2015 (LAVICORD, 2015)

Criterion

Awach-Kibuon

Sondu Miriu

Nyando

Kibos

Awach-Tende

Awach-Kibuon

Sondu Miriu

Nyando

Kibos

Awach-Tende

Monthly River Discharge

R²

NSE

PBIAS (%)

0.7616

0.7334

18.2687

0.8158

0.7243

13.3229

0.7026

0.6905

9.5242

0.7528

0.6971

21.4457

0.7123

0.7268

−10.2543

0.7826

0.8113

11.3781

0.8591

0.7324

15.3546

0.6906

0.7195

11.6472

0.7619

0.7213

17.3465

0.7336

0.7988

−8.5317

Monthly Sediment

Concentration

R²

NSE

PBIAS (%)

0.7894

0. 7285

14.3382

0.7846

0.7821

11.631

0.684

0.7149

−10.0905

0.7455

0.6983

−8.3829

0.7773

−0.6258

12.7829

0.7966

0. 6922

12.3520

0.8133

0.7212

19.631

0.7281

0.7849

−9.0905

0.7568

0.7268

−9.9540

0.8614

0.5415

6.1345

Lack monthly mean data for Nutrient concentration calibration was based on isolated studies (Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project PHASE I, 1995 and PHASE II, 2008)

Validation 2014-2015 (LAVICORD, 2015)

Specific sampled Day Sediment Concentration

R²

NSE

PBIAS (%)

0.7840

0.6149

−16.0905

0.6689

0.5119

23.3571

0.7093

0.7027

−24.3322

0.8554

0.7058

11.4173

0.9339

0.9921

−15.0717

Specific sampled Day Total Nitrogen Concentration

R²

NSE

PBIAS (%)

0.7554

0.6810

18.0824

0.7760

0.6845

17.9087

0.8126

0.7046

13.6827

0.8618

0.6596

19.9562

0.7774

0.8723

23.49382

Specific sampled Day Total Phosphorous Concentration

R²

NSE

PBIAS (%)

0.7847

0.7319

−4.1887

0.8126

0.5939

7.2427

0.7373

0.6258

−6.8782

0.7100

0.7642 15.7204

0.7893

0.6374

24.0044