Hydrological connectivity of upland-riparian zones in agricultural catchments: Implications for runoff generation and nitrate transport

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 643-658

  Ocampo, Carlos J ^a,b   Sivapalan, Murugesu ^a,c   Oldham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater hydrology; Nitrate; Riparian zone; Topography; Water table

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; RAIN; RUNOFF;

GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER TABLE;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; RAIN; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; LANDSCAPE; NITRATE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; RUNOFF;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SUSANNAH BROOK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33644810929     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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