Distributed empirical algorithms to estimate catchment scale sediment connectivity and yield in a subtropical region

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2671-2684

  Jamshidi, Reza ^a   Dragovich, Deirdre ^a   Webb, Ashley A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Forestry Corporation of NSW   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest hydrology; Index of connectivity; Sediment delivery ratio; Sediment yield; Selective logging; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

FOREST HYDROLOGIES; INDEX OF CONNECTIVITY; SEDIMENT DELIVERY RATIO; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENTS;

ALGORITHM; CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SOIL EROSION; SPOT; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOIL; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84892441204     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9805     Document Type: Article

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