The influence of hillslope gradient, regolith texture, stone size and stone position on the presence of a vesicular layer and related aspects of hillslope hydrologic processes: A case study from the Australian arid zone

Catena

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 71-84

  Brown, K J ^a   Dunkerley, D L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0344281323     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0341-8162(95)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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