Major faults and the development of dryland salinity in the western wheatbelt of Western Australia

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-91

  Clarke, C J ^a   George, R J ^b   Bell, R W ^a   Hobbs, R J ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARID ENVIRONMENT; FAULT ZONE; PERMEABILITY; SALINITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

(WEST); AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032462228     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-2-77-1998     Document Type: Article

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