Intra-catchment variability in solute response an East Devon example

Auteur :
FOSTER, I. D. L.

Description :
Modifications to the land use of a small catchment, including clearance, cultivation and an increase in drainage density, are shown to have influenced a number of solute characteristics. Contrasts are drawn between three source areas| an unmodified subcatchment draining an area of mixed deciduous woodland, and a tile drain system and drainage ditch receiving water from cultivated areas. Not only are the modifications identified in terms of mean solute concentrations, but it is also shown that a change in land use alters the interaction between independant hydrological and meteorological variables, and solute response. A tentative explanation is provided for long term solute behaviour in relation to a number of biological geochemical and hydrological controls. (The A.).


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes. A journal of geomorphology London, Adelaïde, 1979, vol. 4, n°. 4, p. 381-394, Références bibliographiques : 45réf.

Date :
1979