Estimating the deep seepage component of the hillslope and catchment water balance within a measurement uncertainty framework

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 3631-3647

  Graham, Chris B ^a   Van Verseveld, Willem ^b   Barnard, Holly R ^c   McDonnell, Jeffrey J ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep seepage; Experimental uncertainty; Hillslope hydrology; Hysteresis; Sprinkling experiments; Water balance

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEEPAGE; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY; SPRINKLING EXPERIMENTS; WATER BALANCE;

CATCHMENTS; EXPERIMENTS; HYSTERESIS; IRRIGATION; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HILLSLOPE; HYSTERESIS; SEEPAGE; SOIL PROFILE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 78649482423     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7788     Document Type: Article

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