Cover-runoff equations to improve simulation of runoff in pasture growth models

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1467-1488

  Owens, J S ^a   Silburn, D M ^a,b   McKeon, G M ^c   Carroll, C ^b,c   Willcocks, J ^c   DeVoil, R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^c QLD Dept of Nat Rsrc and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Curve number; Hard setting soils; Parameter derivation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; FORECASTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUNOFF;

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; WATER BALANCE;

SOILS;

PASTURE; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0442314378     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR03047     Document Type: Article

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