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Runoff response to directional land cover change across reference basins in the conterminous United States

May 6, 2021

Land cover change plays a critical role in influencing hydrological responses. Change in land cover has impacted runoff across basins with substantial human interference; however, the impacts in basins with minimal human interference have been studied less. In this study, we investigated the impacts of directional land cover changes (forest to/from combined grassland and shrubland) in runoff coefficient (RC; ratio of runoff to precipitation) and runoff volume across 603 low human interference reference basins in the conterminous United States (CONUS). The results indicate basins with significant (p

Publication Year 2021
Title Runoff response to directional land cover change across reference basins in the conterminous United States
DOI 10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103940
Authors Kul Bikram Khand, Gabriel Senay
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Advances in Water Resources
Index ID 70221102
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
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