Incorporating land-use changes and surface-groundwater interactions in a simple catchment water yield model

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-73

  Gilfedder, M ^a,b   Rassam, D W ^a,b   Stenson, M P ^a,b   Jolly, I D ^a,b   Walker, G R ^a,b   Littleboy, M ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment decision making; Catchment hydrology; GWlag; Murray Darling Basin; PERFECT; Rainfall runoff model; Resource indicators; River low flow; River aquifer interaction; Surface groundwater interactions

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; GWLAG; LOW FLOW; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; PERFECT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RIVER-AQUIFER INTERACTION; SURFACE-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION;

AQUIFERS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; LOW FLOW; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RECHARGE; RIVER FLOW; WATER RESOURCE; WATER YIELD;

AQUIFERS; GROUND WATER; LAND USE; PLANTATIONS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; TARCUTTA CREEK;

EID: 84861987937     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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