Changes in peak flow with decreased forestry practices: Analysis using watershed runoff data

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1528-1536

  Komatsu, Hikaru ^a,b   Shinohara, Yoshinori ^a   Kume, Tomonori ^b   Otsuki, Kyoichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flood; Forestry practices; Peak flow; Plantation; Runoff; Watershed

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FLOOD; FORESTRY PRACTICE; INFILTRATION; OVERLAND FLOW; PEAK FLOW; PLANTATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRUNING; RISK FACTOR; RUNOFF; THINNING; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOODING; FLOW KINETICS; FORESTRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; JAPAN; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; WATERSHED;

JAPAN;

EID: 79952440370     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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