Anatomy of a catchment: The relation of physical attributes of the Plynlimon catchments to variations in hydrology and water status

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-354

  Brandt, C ^a,c   Robinson, M ^b   Finch, J W ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catchment study; Forestry; GIS; Hydrology; Plynlimon; WFD

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGY; LAND MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CEREDIGION; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYNLIMON; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8644227616     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-345-2004     Document Type: Article

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