Is aridity a high-order control on the hydro-geomorphic response of burned landscapes?

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 262-267

  Sheridan, Gary J ^a,c   Nyman, Petter ^a,c   Langhans, Christoph ^a   Cawson, Jane ^a   Noske, Philip J ^a   Oono, Akiko ^b   Van Der Sant, Rene ^a,c   Lane, Patrick N J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

debris flow; erosion; overland flow; runoff; water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959904407     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF14079     Document Type: Article

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