Spatiotemporal variability of hydrologic soil properties and the implications for overland flow and land management in a peri-urban Mediterranean catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 525, Issue , 2015, Pages 249-263

  Ferreira, C S S ^a,b   Walsh, R P D ^c   Steenhuis, T S ^d   Shakesby, R A ^c   Nunes, J P N ^a   Coelho, C O A ^a   Ferreira, A J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra   (Portugal)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration capacity; Landscape units; Overland flow; Soil hydrophobicity; Soil moisture; Spatial and temporal variability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LAND USE; LIMESTONE; MOISTURE; RAIN; RUNOFF; SANDSTONE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; URBAN GROWTH;

INFILTRATION CAPACITY; LANDSCAPE UNITS; OVERLAND FLOW; SOIL HYDROPHOBICITY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

INFILTRATION;

CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER TABLE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84926455852     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.039     Document Type: Article

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