Seasonal dynamics of surface runoff in mountain grassland ecosystems differing in land use

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Leitinger, Georg ^a,b   Tasser, Erich ^b   Newesely, Christian ^a   Obojes, Nikolaus ^a   Tappeiner, Ulrike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry bulk density; Infiltration capacity; Land use change; Rainfall simulation; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ALPINE CATCHMENTS; AUSTRIA; BIOTURBATION; BULK DENSITY; CATCHMENT SCALE; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; FIELD CAPACITY; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS; INFILTRATION CAPACITY; INFILTRATION RATE; KEY FACTORS; LAND COVER; LAND-USE CHANGE; MACROPORES; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RETURN PERIODS; RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE RUNOFFS; THAWING CYCLES; WINTER SEASONS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENTS; COMPACTION; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ABANDONED LAND; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BULK DENSITY; CATCHMENT; ECOHYDROLOGY; GRASSLAND; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; INFILTRATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER; TRAMPLING;

AUSTRIA; STUBAI VALLEY; TYROL;

BOS;

EID: 77950862887     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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