Application of flow variability analysis to identify impacts of agricultural land-use change on the river axe, southwest England

Hydrology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-393

  Climent Soler, D ^a   Holman, I P ^b   Archer, D R ^b,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood risk management; Flow variability; Land management; Land use; Runoff trends; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; ENGLAND; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; FLOW VARIABILITY; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND-USE CHANGE; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RAINFALL FREQUENCY; RUNOFF RESPONSE; SEASONAL ANALYSIS; SOIL STRUCTURE; STEP CHANGES; SUMMER SEASON; WINTER SEASONS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FORESTRY; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SOILS; TOOLS;

DECISION MAKING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE VARIATION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

AXE RIVER; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651177461     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2009.093     Document Type: Article

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