Relations between soil hydraulic properties and burn severity

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 279-293

  Moody, John A ^a   Ebel, Brian A ^b   Nyman, Petter ^c   Martin, Deborah A ^a   Stoof, Cathelijne ^d,e   Mckinley, Randy ^f  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

hydraulic conductivity; infiltration; sorptivity; wildfire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957568839     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF14062     Document Type: Article

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