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Balancing watershed and local scale impacts of rain water harvesting in India—A review by Glendenning, C.J., van Ogtrop, F.F., Mishra, A.K., Vervoort, R.W.

“…► Rainwater harvesting to recharge groundwater is an important supply side groundwater management tool in India. ► There is limited field evidence of RWH…”
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Hydrological impacts of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in a case study catchment: The Arvari River, Rajasthan, India. Part 1: Field-scale impacts by Glendenning, C.J., Vervoort, R.W.

“…▶ Average daily potential recharge of rainwater harvesting structures, calculated using the water balance approach, is between 12 and 52 mm/day. ▶ 7 percent of…”
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Linking hydraulic conductivity and tortuosity parameters to pore space geometry and pore-size distribution by Vervoort, R.W., Cattle, S.R.

“…To enable a link between the pore size distribution of the soil measured in two dimensions and the hydraulic conductivity, a factor, which includes the…”
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Hydrological impacts of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in a case study catchment: The Arvari River, Rajasthan, India by Glendenning, C.J., Vervoort, R.W.

“…▶ Conceptual water balance model developed that models rainwater harvesting (RWH) function in a large catchment. ▶ Modelled scenarios, compared using…”
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Verifying model performance using validation of Pareto solutions by Harvey, N., Marshall, L., Vervoort, R.W.

“…Pareto front from multi-objective MOSCEM calibration (circle) and validation (triangle) using streamflow (Q) and evapotranspiration (ET) or Q and leaf area…”
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Vegetation and terrain drivers of infiltration depth along a semiarid hillslope by Rossi, M.J., Ares, J.O., Jobbágy, E.G., Vivoni, E.R., Vervoort, R.W., Schreiner-McGraw, A.P., Saco, P.M.

“…An improved understanding of the drivers controlling infiltration patterns in semiarid regions is of key importance, as they have important implications for…”
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A framework to use crop models for multi-objective constrained optimization of irrigation strategies by Cheviron, Bruno, Vervoort, R. Willem, Albasha, Rami, Dairon, Romain, Le Priol, Camille, Mailhol, Jean-Claude

“…This paper discusses an innovative framework to use crop models which combines sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis and constrained optimisation runs for…”
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Hydrological response of a small catchment burned by experimental fire by Stoof, C. R, Vervoort, R. W, Iwema, J, van den Elsen, E, Ferreira, A. J. D, Ritsema, C. J

“…Fire can considerably change hydrological processes, increasing the risk of extreme flooding and erosion events. Although hydrological processes are largely…”
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Hydrological impacts of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in a case study catchment: The Arvari River, Rajasthan, India Part 2. Catchment-scale impacts by GLENDENNING, Cj, VERVOORT, R. W

“…A key question in relation to rainwater harvesting (RWH) is whether the technique increases the sustainability of irrigated agriculture. A conceptual water…”
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Root zone salinity and sodicity under seasonal rainfall due to feedback of decreasing hydraulic conductivity by van der Zee, S. E. A. T. M., Shah, S. H. H., Vervoort, R. W.

“…Soil sodicity, where the soil cation exchange complex is occupied for a significant fraction by Na+, may lead to vulnerability to soil structure deterioration…”
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Stochastic modeling of salt accumulation in the root zone due to capillary flux from brackish groundwater by Shah, S. H. H., Vervoort, R. W., Suweis, S., Guswa, A. J., Rinaldo, A., van der Zee, S. E. A. T. M.

“…Groundwater can be a source of both water and salts in semiarid areas, and therefore, capillary pressure–induced upward water flow may cause root zone…”
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Stochastic soil water dynamics of phreatophyte vegetation with dimorphic root systems by Vervoort, R. Willem, Zee, Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der

“…As the direct uptake of deep groundwater by vegetation may be essential in semiarid regions, we incorporated this process in stochastic root zone water balance…”
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Simulating the effect of capillary flux on the soil water balance in a stochastic ecohydrological framework by Vervoort, R. Willem, Zee, Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der

“…Groundwater uptake can play a major role in the survival of vegetation in semiarid areas, but this has not yet been included in an earlier developed…”
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On stochastic modelling of groundwater uptake in semi-arid water-limited systems: root density and seasonality effects by Vervoort, R. W., van der Zee, S. E. A. T. M.

“…ABSTRACT In recent ecohydrological modelling, a common basis has been found in methodology and axiomas, such as the minimalist, systems analysis approach and a…”
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Soil structure development and preferential solute flow by Vervoort, R.W, Radcliffe, D.E, West, L.T

“…Soil structure and preferential flow are thought to be highly related, but quantification of this relationship has remained problematic. A combination of…”
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Field-scale nitrogen and phosphorus losses from hayfields receiving fresh and composted broiler litter by Vervoort, R.W. (Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA.), Radcliffe, D.E, Cabrera, M.L, Latimore, M. Jr

“…Composting broiler litter may increase the amount of stable organic components and reduce contamination of ground- and surface-water with N and P from…”
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Near surface water balance in the Northern Murray-Darling Basin by VERVOORT, R. W, SILBURN, M, KIRBY, M

“…The water balance allows the calculation of deep drainage from other components of the hydrological cycle. Deep drainage has been linked to outbreaks of…”
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Nutrient losses in surface and subsurface flow from pasture applied poultry litter and composted poultry litter by Vervoort, R.W. (Georgia Univ., Athens, GA (USA). Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences), Radcliffe, D.E, Cabrera, M.L, Latimore, M. Jr

“…Over application of poultry litter may cause pollution of surface and ground water. Spatial variability in soil characteristics makes predictions difficult…”
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The economics of land application of fresh and composted broiler litter with an environmental constraint by Vervoort, R.W., Keeler, A.G.

“…Land application of broiler litter is a common disposal method due to its value as a fertiliser substitute, but presents potential environmental problems…”
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