Large-scale rainfall simulation over shallow caves on karst shrublands

Ecohydrology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-80

  Gregory, Lucas ^a,b,c,d,e   Wilcox, Bradford P ^a,b,c,d,e   Shade, Bev ^a,b,c,d,e   Munster, Clyde ^a,b,c,d,e   Owens, Keith ^a,b,c,d,e   Veni, George ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Zara Envimnmental   (United States)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interception; Juniper; Rangeland hydrology; Recharge

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CAVES; EARTH SCIENCES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; THUNDERSTORMS; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CANOPY INTERCEPTIONS; COMPLEX NATURES; GROUND SURFACES; GROUND WATER RECHARGES; HIGH RATES; HILLSLOPE; INTERCEPTION; JUNIPER; KARST AREAS; KARST CAVES; KARST HYDROLOGIES; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RANGELAND HYDROLOGY; RATE MONITORING; RECHARGE; RECHARGE RATES; SEMI-ARID; SEMI-ARID AREAS; SHRUBLANDS; STEMFLOW; SURFACE RUNOFFS; THROUGHFALL; VEGETATION COVERS;

RUNOFF;

CAVE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROUNDWATER; INTERCEPTION; KARST HYDROLOGY; RANGELAND; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL; VEGETATION COVER; WATER SUPPLY;

JUNIPERUS;

EID: 61649108175     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.41     Document Type: Article

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