Palaeodrainage at Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park and implications for water resources

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-274

  English, Pauline ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Calcrete; Dune plains; Groundwater; Hydrodynamics; Hydrology; Kata tjula; Mulga (acacia aneura); Palaeodrainage; Palaeovalley; Recharge; Red earths; Run off; Run on; Sheetwash; Uluru

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040728455     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ9980255     Document Type: Article

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