Curvature distribution within hillslopes and catchments and its effect on the hydrological response

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 925-936

  Bogaart, P W ^a   Troch, P A ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CATCHMENT; CONVERGENCE; CURVATURE; DIVERGENCE; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOPOGRAPHY;

CEREDIGION; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYNLIMON; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33845355282     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-10-925-2006     Document Type: Article

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