Drought severity-duration-frequency curves: A foundation for risk assessment and planning tool for ecosystem establishment in post-mining landscapes

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1069-1091

  Halwatura, D ^a   Lechner, A M ^a,b   Arnold, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPICS;

BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTION; ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENTS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; INTENSITY DURATION FREQUENCIES; RECONNAISSANCE DROUGHT INDICES; REHABILITATION STRATEGY; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; VEGETATION ESTABLISHMENTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOOD; LANDSCAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIMESCALE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84923776658     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-1069-2015     Document Type: Article

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