Hydrological processes and water resources management in a dryland environment II: Surface redistribution of rainfall within fields

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-343

  Butterworth, J A ^a,c   Mugabe, F ^b   Simmonds, L P ^d   Hodnett, M G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lowveld Research Stations   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; RAINFALL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL WATER; WATER RESOURCE;

ROMWE CATCHMENT; ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033403552     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-3-333-1999     Document Type: Article

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