Statistical analysis of the effects on overland flow of spatial variability in soil hydraulic conductivity

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-400

  Taskinen, Antti ^a   Sirviö, Hannu ^a   Bruen, Michael ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Monte Carlo simulation; Overland flow; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RAIN; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OVERLAND FLOW; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGRAPH; OVERLAND FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42449153749     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.53.2.387     Document Type: Article

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