Water storage dynamics and runoff response of a boreal Shield headwater catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3042-3060

  Oswald, Claire J ^a   Richardson, Murray C ^b   Branfireun, Brian A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Shield; Hydrologic response units; Precambrian Shield; Runoff generation; Water storage

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN SHIELDS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE UNITS; PRECAMBRIAN; RUNOFF GENERATION; WATER STORAGE;

DISEASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 80051861865     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8036     Document Type: Article

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