Impacts of stormwater infiltration on downslope soil moisture and tree water use

Andrew W Western; Meenakshi Arora; Matthew J Burns; Jeremie Bonneau; Jasmine K Thom; Chui Fern Yong; Robert B James; Peter J Poelsma; Tim D Fletcher

Journal article

Impacts of stormwater infiltration on downslope soil moisture and tree water use

Andrew W Western, Meenakshi Arora, Matthew J Burns, Jeremie Bonneau, Jasmine K Thom, Chui Fern Yong, Robert B James, Peter J Poelsma, Tim D Fletcher

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS | IOP PUBLISHING LTD | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1c2a

University of Melbourne Researchers

Meenakshi Arora Author Infrastructure Engineering

Tim Fletcher Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Andrew Western Author Infrastructure Engineering

Matthew Burns Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Related Projects (1)

Understanding urban subsurface flow pathways from stormwater infiltration

This project aims to understand how water (and associated pollutants) move through the urban landscape. Urban stormwater runoff degrades str..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Program (DP170102870). In a previous role, Fletcher received payment for his contribution to the engineering design of the Wicks Reserve Infiltration System. We benefited from the early advice and ongoing support of Jeffrey J McDonnell (University of Saskatchewan). The authors would also like to sincerely thank our late colleague, Justin Costelloe, for his contributions to the early stages of this project. This paper benefited substantially from the suggestions from three anonymous reviewers and the Editor.