Stochastic soil moisture dynamics along a hillslope

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 264-275

  Ridolfi, L ^a,b   D'Odorico, P ^c   Porporato, A ^a,b   Rodriguez Iturbe, I ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hillslope hydrology; Soil moisture; Stochastic processes; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; RANDOM PROCESSES; VEGETATION;

STOCHASTIC SOIL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

HILLSLOPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 0242432558     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00270-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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