Hydrological response of a small mediterranean agricultural catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 180-190

  Estrany, Joan ^a   Garcia, Celso ^a   Batalla, Ramon J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Mallorca; Mediterranean; Rainfall runoff; Recession curves; Under drained systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; BASEFLOWS; CLIMATE REGIONS; DOMINANT RUNOFF PROCESS; DRY SEASONS; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD STUDIES; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MALLORCA; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RAINFALL RUNOFF; RAINFED; RECESSION CURVES; SEASONALITY; SMALL CATCHMENT; SOIL WATER BALANCE; TIME-SCALES;

CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BASEFLOW; DRY SEASON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FIELD METHOD; HERB; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CONFLICT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SATURATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 71849108358     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.10.035     Document Type: Article

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