Impact of soil conditions on hydrology and water quality for a brown clay in the north-eastern cereal zone of Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-402

  Freebairn, D M ^a,b   Wockner, G H ^b   Hamilton, N A ^b   Rowland, P ^b  

^a Natural Solutions Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT RAINFALL; AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARK DATA; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; CLAY SOIL; CROP GROWTH; EFFICIENT METHOD; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; HIGH WATER; LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; REMOTE LOCATION; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL COVER; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE COVER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TILLAGE PRACTICES; WATER QUALITY IMPACT; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BENCHMARKING; CATCHMENTS; CLAY; CLAY MINERALS; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; RAIN; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; UNDERWATER SOILS; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT; CEREAL; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVAPORATION; GRAZING; LAND USE; ROUGHNESS; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TILLAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 69249157771     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07054     Document Type: Article

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