The sensitivity of simulated flow and water quality response to spatial heterogeneity on a hillslope in the Tarrawarra catchment, Australia

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-86

  Neumann, L N ^a   Western, A W ^a   Argent, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment hydrology; Connectivity; Constituents; Modelling; Spatially explicit

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; CHEMICAL PROCESS; DISTRIBUTED MODELS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE UNITS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION EXCESS; SATURATION EXCESS; SOIL TYPES; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL INTERACTION; SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; SUBCATCHMENTS; SUBSURFACE STORMFLOW;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; TARRAWARRA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 76349090000     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7486     Document Type: Article

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