Estimating effects of plantation expansion and climate variability on streamflow for catchments in Australia

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Lu ^a   Zhao, Fangfang ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Dixon, Renee N M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Department of Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; EROSION CONTROL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANN-KENDALL TEST; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POTENTIAL EVAPORATION;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATOLOGY; EXPANSION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855470670     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010711     Document Type: Article

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