Hydrological response of a small catchment burned by experimental fire

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-285

  Stoof, C R ^a,b,c,d   Vervoort, R W ^c   Iwema, J ^a   VanDenElsen, E ^a   Ferreira, A J D ^b   Ritsema, C J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY INTERCEPTION; EXPERIMENTAL FIRES; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PAIRED CATCHMENTS; PHYSICAL CHANGES; RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; FLOODS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

FIRES;

CATCHMENT; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTERCEPTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; TOPSOIL;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864606561     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-267-2012     Document Type: Article

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