Vertical distribution and temporal stability of soil water in 21-m profiles under different land uses on the Loess Plateau in China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 527, Issue , 2015, Pages 543-554

  Wang, Yunqiang ^a,b,c   Hu, Wei ^d   Zhu, Yuanjun ^b   Shao, Ming'an ^c   Xiao, Shun ^e   Zhang, Chencheng ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e Shaanxi Meteorological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Deep soil; Land use; MABE; Most temporally stable depth; Temporal stability; The Chinese Loess Plateau

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

CHINESE LOESS PLATEAU; DEEP SOILS; MABE; MOST TEMPORALLY STABLE DEPTH; TEMPORAL STABILITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DATA SET; LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

CHINA; JILIN; LIUDAOGOU BASIN; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84930208403     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.010     Document Type: Article

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