Overland flow generation in chaparral ecosystems: Temporal and spatial variability

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-75

  Valeron, B ^a,c   Meixner, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c BP Wind Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaparral; Fire; Hydrophobicity; Overland flow; Post fire recovery

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; INFILTRATION RATE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATURAL PROCESS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NUTRIENT EXPORT; OLD GROWTH; OVERLAND FLOW; POST-FIRE; POST-FIRE RECOVERY; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

FORESTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

FIRES;

CHAPARRAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; OVERLAND FLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

EID: 76349111588     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7455     Document Type: Article

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