Streamflow, sediment and carbon transport from a Himalayan watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 190-203

  Sharma, P ^a   Rai, S C ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Carbon dynamics; Hydrology; Land uses; Mamlay watershed

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LAND USE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

AGROFORESTRY; STREAM DISCHARGE;

STREAM FLOW;

AGROFORESTRY; CARBON FLUX; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN REGION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SIKKIM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1642279675     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.023     Document Type: Article

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