The effects of soil texture and ash thickness on the post-fire hydrological response from ash-covered soils

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 393, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 274-286

  Woods, Scott W ^a   Balfour, Victoria N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Infiltration; Overland flow; Rainfall simulation; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ASH; ASH LAYER; BEFORE AND AFTER; CONTROLLED BURNS; FINE SAND; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION RATE; MACROPOROUS; OVERLAND FLOW; PORE CLOGGING; POST-FIRE; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RUNOFF RESPONSE; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SANDY LOAMS; SILT LOAM; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SOIL TEXTURES; WILDFIRE;

FIRES; FLOW SIMULATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SILT; SOIL CONDITIONERS; TEXTURES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ASH; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; MACROPORE; OVERLAND FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; SANDY LOAM; SOIL TEXTURE; WILDFIRE;

EID: 77957877030     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.08.025     Document Type: Article

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