Variation of infiltration rate through karstic surfaces due to land use changes: A case study in Murgia (SE-Italy)

Engineering Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 210-227

  Canora, Filomena ^a   Fidelibus, M Dolores ^b   Sciortino, Antonella ^c   Spilotro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Groundwater; Infiltration rate; Karst; Stone shattering; Surface textures

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; LIMESTONE; RUNOFF; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PAN EVAPORATION; STONE SHATTERING; SURFACE TEXTURES;

INFILTRATION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MURGIA; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44649125029     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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