Dryland salinity and rainfall patterns: A preliminary investigation in central west New South Wales (Australia)

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 564-573

  Dragovich, D ^a   Dominis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Australia; Drought; Dryland salinity; Rainfall patterns; Salinisation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DROUGHT; LAND USE; PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; AUSTRALIA; DRYLAND SALINITY; RAINFALL PATTERNS; SALINISATION;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BARE SOIL; DROUGHT; LAND DEGRADATION; RAINFALL; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SOIL EROSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 58049129935     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.866     Document Type: Article

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