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The generation and redistribution of overland flow on a massive oxic soil in a eucalypt woodland within the semi-arid tropics of North Australia
Level 1 General description
Purpose:
Identify runoff processes on smooth plainlands using a new experimental design for measuring overland flow (unbounded runoff plots).
Methods (brief)
Runoff was monitored on a 100 m transect with a 0.8 degree hillslope typical of the smooth plainlands of central-north Queensland
Key findings (brief)
- Small amounts of rain at 10 mm hr-1 or greater are required for ponding and the initiation of overland flow;
- 2 per cent of total rain was transferred out of the 100 m transect; and
- The remainder contributes to soil water store and deep drainage.
Location
20o45’S, 145o10’E Torrens Creek, Central-North Queensland
Related studies
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