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Peak flow regime changes following forest harvesting in a snow‐dominated basin: Effects of harvest area, elevation, and channel connectivity
Author(s) -
Schnorbus Markus,
Alila Younes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/2012wr011901
Subject(s) - flood myth , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , channel (broadcasting) , structural basin , elevation (ballistics) , snow , streams , return period , drainage basin , logging , geology , geography , geomorphology , forestry , geotechnical engineering , cartography , computer network , archaeology , engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , geometry , mathematics
Key Points There is a strong relation between forest harvesting area and the flood regime Effects of forest harvesting on floods is related to connectivity to streams Effect of harvesting on flood magnitude increases with return period of flood