Catchment salt balances in the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 500, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-113

  Biggs, Andrew J W ^a,b   Silburn, D Mark ^a   Power, R Edward ^a,c  

^a Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines   (Australia)

Author keywords

Murray Darling Basin; Salinity; Salt balance; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; HYDROLOGIC CHANGES; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; SALINITY; SALT ACCUMULATIONS; SALT BALANCES; STREAM SALINITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; GROUNDWATER; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENTS;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; FLOODPLAIN; GEOACCUMULATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE CHANGE; MASS BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SALT; STREAMFLOW;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84882955378     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.027     Document Type: Article

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