Modelling the impact of within-storm variability of rainfall on the loading of solutes to preferential flow pathways

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-33

  McGrath, G S ^a   Hinz, C ^a   Sivapalan, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORM;

EID: 38149087693     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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