Separating effects of vegetation change and climate variability using hydrological modelling and sensitivity-based approaches

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 420-421, Issue , 2012, Pages 403-418

  Li, Huiyun ^a,b   Zhang, Yongqiang ^b   Vaze, Jai ^b   Wang, Bende ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Climate change; Hydrological modelling; Plantations; Runoff; Sensitivity based approach

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DATA SETS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; IMPACT STUDY; LAND-COVER CHANGE; NON-PARAMETRIC MODEL; PLANTATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RUNOFF CHARACTERISTICS; SENSITIVITY-BASED APPROACH; TIME STEP; TIME-SCALES; VEGETATION CHANGE;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; MODELS; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AFFORESTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND COVER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84856220557     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.12.033     Document Type: Article

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