A new stream and nested catchment framework for Australia

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1917-1933

  Stein, J L ^a   Hutchinson, M F ^a   Stein, J A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONSERVATION; QUERY PROCESSING; WATER RESOURCES;

AUSTRALIAN CONTINENTS; AUSTRALIAN WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENTS; CONSERVATION VALUES; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT CLASSIFICATION; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; DATABASE; ECOHYDROLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; STREAMFLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84901713243     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-1917-2014     Document Type: Article

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