Hydrological minimal model for fire regime assessment in a Mediterranean ecosystem

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Ursino, Nadia ^a   Rulli, Maria Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXTERNAL FORCING; FIRE ECOLOGY; FIRE REGIMES; FUEL LOADS; FUEL MOISTURE; HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; LAND-USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; MINIMAL MODEL; MODELING APPROACH; NEW MODEL; PROPER MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES COMPETITION; STATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; TWO-WAY INTERACTION; WATER STRESS;

BIOLOGY; CHARACTERIZATION; CLIMATE MODELS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE;

FIRES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOHYDROLOGY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER STRESS;

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES; FUELS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 82955184594     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010758     Document Type: Article

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