A comparison of wetness indices for the prediction of observed connected saturated areas under contrasting conditions

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 399-413

  Ali, Geneviève ^a   Birkel, Christian ^b   Tetzlaff, Doerthe ^b   Soulsby, Chris ^b   Mcdonnell, Jeffrey J ^b,c   Tarolli, Paolo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Data resolution; Observed saturation areas; Stream network; Wetness indices

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DATA RESOLUTIONS; OBSERVED SATURATION AREAS; STREAM NETWORKS; WETNESS INDICES;

DIGITAL STORAGE; FORECASTING; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PREDICTION; SATURATION; SOIL COVER; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

ABERDEENSHIRE; CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS; GIRNOCK BURN; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896730770     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3506     Document Type: Article

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