Overland flow generation processes, erosion yields and solute loss folowing different intensity fires

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-240

  Coelho, Celeste Oliveira Alves ^a   Ferreira, António José Dinis ^a,b   Boulet, Anne Karine ^a   Keizer, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Erosion; Hydrology; Land use; Soil erosion; Suspended materials

Indexed keywords

FLOW GENERATION; INFILTRATION PATHWAYS; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; TRANSECT SYSTEM;

EROSION; FIRE HAZARDS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; VEGETATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIRE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OVERLAND FLOW; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 8744225692     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/03-043     Document Type: Article

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