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Flow variability and hillslope hydrology
Author(s) -
Huff D. D.,
O'Neill R. V.,
Emanuel W. R.,
Elwood J. W.,
Newbold J. D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290070112
Subject(s) - streamflow , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , channel (broadcasting) , spatial variability , subsurface flow , catchment hydrology , flow (mathematics) , scale (ratio) , tracer , environmental science , geomorphology , groundwater , drainage basin , geotechnical engineering , geography , cartography , statistics , physics , geometry , engineering , mathematics , nuclear physics , electrical engineering
Examination of spatial variability of streamflow in headwater areas can provide important insight about factors that influence hillslope hydrology. Detailed observations of variations in stream channel input, based on a tracer experiment, indicate that topography alone cannot explain flow variability. However, determination of changes in channel input on a small spatial scale can provide valuable clues to factors, such as structural geology that control subsurface flows.