A paradigm shift in hydrology: Storage thresholds across scales influence catchment Runoff Generation

Geography Compass

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 819-833

  Spence, Christopher ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FLOW MODELING; HETEROGENEITY; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGY; MATRIC POTENTIAL; PARADIGM SHIFT; RESEARCH WORK; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; STORAGE; THRESHOLD; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 77956621693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2010.00341.x     Document Type: Review

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