Assessment of Agricultural Land Suitability for Surface Irrigation Using Geospatial Techniques in the Lower Omo Gibe Basin, Ethiopia
, Tesfa Gebrie Andualem 2,3,*, Mesenbet Yibeltal 4,5, Demelash Ademe Malede 6,7, Assefa M. Melesse 8, Fitsum T. Teshome 9, Haimanote K. Bayabil 9, Endalkachew Abebe Kebede 10,11, Ermias Alemu Demissie 1, Addisalem Bitew Mitku 1 and Mequanent Abathun Mengie 1Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Geospatial techniques provide fast recognition which, especially when analyzing large areas, is very useful.
The analyzed issues are very important for the Ethiopian region as well as for many other countries in the context of significant adverse climate change.
Hence, the article should be considered as an important case study.
The article should be improved in reference to, among other things, the indicated comments in the text.
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Author Response
The authors highly appreciate your time and comments on our manuscript for improving its quality. We have incorporated all your comments and updated the manuscript in the revised version.
Reviewer 2 Report
Introduction - Please split the first very long paragraph into a series of paragraphs to aid user access
Line 56 - I presume you mean in Africa please clarify
Line 71 , line 82, please standardize on EC or ECE - do not use both
Line 111 replace [with] with [for]
Line 143 please clarify whether the irrigation water is derived from the river or ground water
I think that this is a well written study. Your methodology is clear and the data sources identified.
Author Response
The authors appreciate your timely comments for improving the quality of the manuscript. We have improved the manuscript incorporating your review comments.
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
line70: please write why these conditions?
why they are the most important.
what other factors were analyzed?
line 176:
Drainage --> perhaps it is worth giving the limits of the hydraulic conductivity? or references of such classification
line 233:
please write what is below. write sth about geological structure
Best regards
Author Response
Many thanks for your critical comments.
We have corrected all the suggestions made by you.
