Rainfall distribution around shrubs: Eco-geomorphic implications for arid hillslopes

Geomorphology

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 544-548

  Katra, Itzhak ^a   Lavee, Hanoch ^a   Sarah, Pariente ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Leeward; Soil moisture; Surface; Water redistribution; Wind

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BARE SOIL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; RAINFALL; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 39149099826     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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