Dr. Peter K. Musyimi is Lecturer at Karatina University, School of Education and Social Sciences, Department of Humanities. He has a PhD in Earth Sciences (Meteorology)-Summa Cum Laude from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Hungary which was through a competitive Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship. Prior to this appointment, He was a Tutorial Fellow of Geography and a Graduate Assistance at the same school and department. He completed his PhD in Earth Sciences in 2025, completed his Master of Arts in Geography in 2018 and Bachelor of Education (Arts) Geography/Kiswahili (First Class Honours) in 2013 from Karatina University. He is a Kenyan Earth scientist (Meteorologist) and a Geographer with a research interest on evapotranspiration modelling for different and analysis of droughts in Kenya. His research specifically focused on “Evapotranspiration modelling and drought analysis for different climatic regions of Kenya” where he examined  reference evapotranspiration ( ) and real evapotranspiration ( )  which are vital indicators in agriculture, hydrology, agrometeorology and climate-related studies. His is interested in climatology and meteorology, remote sensing and GIS and agrometeorology. His scientific effort geared towards demystifying the understanding of complex quantification of evapotranspiration, crucial in understanding its variability in estimation for agrometeorology and agricultural processes. He has also established a pioneering work of meteorological measurement, the first soil moisture measurement in Mount Kenya and at Karatina University leading to development of a new brand of soil moisture dataset. The results and findings from his PhD thesis have been published in highly reputable Scopus-indexed journals. He has widely participated with scientific contributions in international conferences specifically European Geosciences Union (EGU) general assembly and EMS annual meetings among others. He has also collaborated and co-authored many scientific articles with scientists. He authored or co-authored over 30 scientific manuscripts since 2015, received over 460 citations (Google Scholar) as of 2026. He is a professional in SNAP, ArcMap and can create program codes in Python. Dr. Musyimi’s key research interests include focuses on evapotranspiration modelling for different climatic regions, drought, and climate indexes analysis in Kenya, where he applies various analyses and modeling techniques to analyze complex geospatial datasets related to environmental science. This has enriched his scientific methodologies aimed at critical analysis and comparison of estimates of evapotranspiration as well as application of 1D soil model for evapotranspiration in Kenya Currently, he works at the Department of Humanities at Karatina University, where he is actively involved in teaching, research, and academic administration, and community outreach. He supervises Bachelor of Arts in Geography student projects, Masters and PhD student’s thesis at Karatina University. His contributions of training and teaching goes beyond as he is also a reputable scientific journal reviewer with journals including Remote sensing, Atmosphere, Agronomy, Data, (MDPI), Springer Nature (Earth Science Informatics, Discover Water). He is a member of BioCosmos Kenya, African Science Frontiers(ASFI), European Meteorological Society (EMS), European Geosciences Union (EGU) Member, Geography Association Club, Patron, GIS Club, Karatina University

 

 

Musyimi, P. K., Sahbeni, G., Timár, G., Weidinger, T., & Székely, B. (2023). Analysis of Short-Term Drought Episodes Using Sentinel-3 SLSTR Data under a Semi-Arid Climate in Lower Eastern Kenya. Remote Sensing, 15(12), 3041.https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15123041

Rotich, I. K., & Musyimi, P. K. (2023). Wind power density characterization in arid and semi-arid Taita-Taveta and Garissa counties of Kenya. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 100704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2023.100704 

Sahbeni, G., Székely, B., Musyimi, P. K., Timár, G., & Sahajpal, R. (2023). Crop Yield Estimation Using Sentinel-3 SLSTR, Soil Data, and Topographic Features Combined with Machine Learning Modeling: A Case Study of Nepal. AgriEngineering, 5(4), 1766-1788.http://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering5040109

Timár, G., Musyimi, P. K., & Appel, S. (2023). Projection analysis and georeference of the 1:2M Africa map by Régnauld de Lannoy de Bissy (1891-1902). In Annual Conference Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage – Proceedings, ISSN 2459-3893, pp. 187-193. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/ 

Sahbeni, G., Ngabire, M., Musyimi, P. K., & Székely, B. (2023). Challenges and Opportunities in Remote Sensing for Soil Salinization Mapping and Monitoring: A Review. Remote Sensing, 15(10), 2540. http://doi.org/10.3390/rs15102540

Musyimi, P. K., Székely, B., Gandhi, A., & Weidinger, T. (2022). Palmer-type soil modelling for evapotranspiration in different climatic regions of Kenya. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 71(4), 365-382.https://doi.org/10.15201/hungeobull.71.4.4   

Musyimi, P. K., Sahbeni, G., Timár, G., Weidinger, T., & Székely, B. (2022). Actual evapotranspiration estimation using sentinel-1 SAR and sentinel-3 SLSTR data combined with a gradient boosting machine model in Busia county, Western Kenya. Atmosphere, 13(11), 1927. http://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111927  

Gandhi, A., Bartok, B., Ilona, J., Musyimi, P. K., & Wedinger, T. (2022). Historical fog climate dataset for Carpathian Basin from 1886 to 1919. Data in Brief, 44, 108500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108500 

Musyimi, P.K., (2020) Climate variability adaptation in rural Kenya. https://www.afrikablog.hu/climate-variability-adaptation-in-rural-kenya 

Huho, J. M., Kosonei C.R, & Musyimi, P.K. (2020). Sociodemographic determinants of households’ food wastes in Garissa Sub-County, Kenya. Budapest International Research and Critics institute Journal. Budapest Institute. ISSN 2615-3076, 932-946

Böttcher, Zora Delphine; Helbig, Torben Leon; Hingst, Finn-Rasmus; Kagwi Njuguna, Elvis James; Karanja Wangui, Edwin; Kingori, Paul; Kinyae Musyimi, Peter; Nyaguthii Njiraini, Doreen; Orozco, Richard Jose; Orth, André Günter; Ouko Ang’ila, Robert; Petersen, Gyde; Rau, Franziska; Ried, Christian David; Robinson, James Scott; Schampera, Charlotte; Schmidt, Kim-Karen; Thiesmeier, Alma Irma Maria; Wairimu Mwaura, Ann; Wangui, Maina Esther (2018). Rural-urban transitions –Livelihood, Human-Wildlife Interactions, Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Buffer Zone of Mount Kenya National Park. December 2018, 1-94.  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m21vph4dov6m277/AACKeDnpG0CGsbsjzwwEREw8a?dl=0

Musyimi P.K, Huho, J.M., and Opiyo, F.E. (2018) Understanding Drought Characteristics and Perceived Effects on Water Sources in Kenya’s Drylands: A Case Study of Makindu Sub-County. In Fymat A. L. and Kapalanga, J. (eds) Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Science Advancement. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK pp 324 – 349

Musyimi, P.K., Nduru, G. M., Huho, J.M., & Opiyo, E. F. (2018). Economic Gains of Water Scarcity Adaptation Strategies in Makindu Sub-County, Kenya. Machakos University Journal of Science and Technology, ISBN978-9966-820-64-8 Vol. 1, Issue 1, November 2018 

Musyimi, P.K., Nduru, G. M., Huho, J.M., & Opiyo, E. F. (2018). Assessing Climate Variability Adaptation and Coping Strategies among Rural Households in Kenya. Journal of Water and Environmental Technologies. Vol. (02) August 2018.ISSN: 2508-9250, 342-349 

Musyimi, P.K., Nduru, G. M., Huho, J.M., & Opiyo, E. F. (2018). Households’ Perceptions on Impact of Drought on Water Resources in Makindu Sub-County, Kenya AFRREV Vol. 12(3) July 2018, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.4314/afrrev.v12i3.7 

 

Book Chapters

Musyimi P.K., Székely, B, & Weidinger, T. (2023) .Meteorological Measurements in Mount Kenya Region, Importance of  Qulality Control, Preparatory Steps and Calibration. Egyetemi Meteorológiai Füzetek, University notes of Meteorology, Department of Meteorology Eötvös Loránd University, 155-169.  ISSN 0865-7920. https://doi.org/10.31852/EMF.35.2023.155.169

Agustiyara, A., Székely, B., Nurmandi, A., Musyimi, P.K. (2023). Remote Sensing Applied for Land Use Change Assessment and Governance in Riau-Indonesia. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2023 Posters