Variation in curve numbers derived from plot runoff data for New South Wales (Australia)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 3774-3789

  Cao, Hongxia ^a   Willem Vervoort, R ^b   Dabney, Seth M ^c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Curve numbers; Maximum potential retention; NEH630; Plot scale; Rainfall runoff response

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CURVE NUMBERS; MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RETENTION; NEH630; PLOT-SCALE; RAINFALL RUNOFF RESPONSE;

RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RETENTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 81455135504     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8102     Document Type: Article

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