Modelling dynamic water redistribution patterns in arid catchments in the Negev Desert of Israel

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-122

  Buis, Eke ^a   Veldkamp, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arid climate; Catchment; Landscape process model; Vegetation; Water redistribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

INFILTRATION PATTERN; LANDSCAPE PROCESS MODEL; WATER REDISTRIBUTION;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ARID REGION; CATCHMENT; EROSION; INFILTRATION; MODELING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 38749089812     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1531     Document Type: Article

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