Distributed assessment of contributing area and riparian buffering along stream networks

Abstract

[1] We present a simple approach for quantifying the local contributions of hillslope area and riparian area along a stream network based on gridded digital elevation data. The method enables one to compute catchment characteristics such as the distribution of riparian and hillslope inputs to the stream network, the variation of riparian-area percentage along the stream network, and subcatchment area distributions. We applied the technique to the 280-ha Maimai research area in New Zealand. We found that 85% of the catchment area contributed to streams with a local catchment area of

Keywords

riparian; hillslope; topography; buffer; Maimai; landscape analysis; stream network

Published in

Water Resources Research
2003, volume: 39, number: 4, article number: 1082
Publisher: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION

SLU Authors

• Seibert, Jan

  • Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2002WR001521

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