Analysis of soil and vegetation patterns in semi-arid Mediterranean landscapes by way of a conceptual water balance model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 899-911

  Portoghese, I ^a   Iacobellis, V ^b   Sivapalan, M ^c,d  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 46249104028     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-12-899-2008     Document Type: Article

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