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Statistical Justification of Hillside Farm Dam Distribution in Eastern Australia

Shao, Quanxi; Chan, Carmen; Jin, Huidong; Barry, Simon - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 11, pp. 3139-3151

Understanding farm dams, including their distribution and reasoning, is important in Australia. While most researches have aimed at the impact of farm dams, quantifying their spatial distribution is highly desired from management perspective. However, it is a difficult task due to the large...

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Optimal Location of Created and Restored Wetlands in Mediterranean Agricultural Catchments

Moreno-Mateos, David; Mander, Ülo; Pedrocchi, César - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 11, pp. 2485-2499

catchments in the semiarid Ebro basin (NE Spain). The model used improved existing data layers (soil and geomorphology), simple …

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Spatial Precipitation Assessment with Elevation by Using Point Cumulative Semivariogram Technique

Şen, Zekai; Habib, Zeyad - In: Water Resources Management 14 (2000) 4, pp. 311-325

Depiction of precipitation change by elevation in an areaindicates the possibilities of orographic rainfall … occurrencesin the mountainous regions. In general, precipitation increaseswith elevation but sometimes inverse cases occur locally … to relative positions of theprecipitation and elevation SPCSVs four different precipitationcategories are suggested. The …

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Role of Elevation and Aspect in Snow Distribution in Western Himalaya

Jain, Sanjay; Goswami, Ajanta; Saraf, A. - In: Water Resources Management 23 (2009) 1, pp. 71-83

relationship between snow accumulation with elevation and aspect in rugged terrain in the Himalayan region. The river basins of …, elevation and snow cover area was determined for all the four river basins and comparative analysis has been made. A 2 years … and Beas has 33% and 38% respectively. The minimum elevation from where snow covered area appears has been calculated and …

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Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variability of Rainfall in a Mountainous Basin in the Himalayan Region

Arora, Manohar; Singh, Pratap; Goel, N.; Singh, R. - In: Water Resources Management 20 (2006) 4, pp. 489-508

availability. In this study, seasonal and annual distribution of rainfall with elevation and distance from the lower most station …

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Identifying Major Factors Controlling Groundwater Quality in Semiarid Area Using Advanced Statistical Techniques

Salahat, M.; Al-Qinna, M.; Mashal, K.; Hammouri, N. - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 11, pp. 3829-3841

categorical controlling factors; landuse/ land cover (LULC), soil texture, and aquifer type. It is hypothesized these factors are … LULC was the most effective factor, followed by aquifer type and soil texture class. According to desirability function …

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Effect of Land-Use Change and Artificial Recharge on the Groundwater in an Arid Inland River Basin

Liu, Hai-Long; Bao, An-Ming; Pan, Xiang-Liang; Chen, Xi - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 10, pp. 3775-3790

The spatial-temporal variability of groundwater in an inland basin is very sensitive to human activity. This study focused on groundwater changes in the Alagan area within the Tarim Basin, China, with the aim of analyzing the effects of land-use change and artificial recharge on the response...

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Assessing the Impacts of Four Land Use Types on the Water Quality of Wetlands in Japan

Haidary, Azam; Amiri, Bahman; Adamowski, Jan; Fohrer, Nicola - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 7, pp. 2217-2229

This study examined how changes in the composition of land use can affect wetland water quality. Twenty-four wetlands located in Hiroshima prefecture in the western part of Japan were selected for this purpose. The water quality parameters that were explored include: pH, electrical conductivity,...

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An Empirical Water Budget Model As a Tool to Identify the Impact of Land-use Change in Stream Flow in Southeastern Australia

Yihdego, Yohannes; Webb, John - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 14, pp. 4941-4958

In western Victoria, Australia the water table and lake level in the Glenelg-Hopkins catchment have been declining for the last 15 years, and this is attributed to either the low rainfall over this time and/or a substantial change in land use. Stream flow modelling was carried out using monthly...

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Hydrological Prediction in a Tropical Watershed Dominated by Oxisols Using a Distributed Hydrological Model

Beskow, Samuel; Norton, Lloyd; Mello, Carlos - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 2, pp. 341-363

Hydrological models have been used in many places of the world in order to support practitioners with respect to watershed management actions. The goal of this research was to apply the Lavras Simulation of Hydrology (LASH model) to a Brazilian tropical watershed dominated by Oxisols, to...

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