Surface soil water dynamics in pastures in northern New South Wales. 2. Surface runoff

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-298

  Murphy, S R ^a,b   Lodge, G M ^a   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrological balance; Pasture; Stored soil water

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PASTURE; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 2542425628     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03027     Document Type: Article

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