Delineating the major landforms of catchments using an objective hydrological terrain analysis method

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Summerell, G K ^a,b,c   Vaze, J ^a,c   Tuteja, N K ^a,c   Grayson, R B ^b,c   Beale, G ^a   Dowling, T I ^c,d  

^a Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOILS;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (CDF); GEOLOGICAL MAPS; SOIL FORMATION PROCESSES;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOILS;

CATCHMENT; GIS; LANDFORM; MAPPING METHOD; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 31444433939     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004013     Document Type: Article

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