Water Balances of Two Piedmont Headwater Catchments: Implications for Regional Hydrologic Landscape Classification

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1063-1079

  Dreps, C ^a   James, A L ^b   Sun, G ^c   Boggs, J ^c  

^a Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association   (New Zealand)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center USDA Forest Service Raleigh   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Headwaters; Runoff; Stormwater management; Streamflow generation; Surface water hydrology; Surface water groundwater interactions; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

HEADWATERS; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; STREAMFLOW GENERATIONS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATER BALANCE;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 84905373215     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12173     Document Type: Article

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