58 Papers
628 Citations
Don McFarlane is an academic researcher from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Groundwater recharge. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 53 publications. Previous affiliations of Don McFarlane include Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation & Water and Rivers Commission.
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Papers
Climate change and runoff in south-western Australia
Richard Silberstein,Santosh K. Aryal,J. Durrant,M. Pearcey,M. Braccia,Stephen P. Charles,L. Boniecka,Geoff Hodgson,M. A. Bari,Neil R. Viney,Don McFarlane +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of computer simulations of runoff from 13 major fresh and brackish river basins in south-western Australia (SWA) under climate projections obtained from 15 GCMs with three future global warming scenarios equivalent to global temperature rises of 0.7°C, 1.0°C and 1.3°C by 2030.
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The causes of waterlogging in shallow soils and their drainage in southwestern Australia
JW Cox,Don McFarlane +1 more
TL;DR: The SEW 30 index was used to quantify waterlogging intensity, as measured in 162 shallow wells in five subcatchments in southwestern Australia as discussed by the authors, where the soil profile has an A 2 horizon with high hydraulic conductivity and the site is sloping, facilitating lateral flows.
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The Extent and Potential Area of Salt-affected Land in Western Australia Estimated Using Remote Sensing and Digital Terrain Models
Don McFarlane,Richard George,Peter Caccetta +2 more
- 01 Jan 2004
TL;DR: A number of ways of mapping, monitoring and predicting salt-affected land have been used, all of which have strengths and weaknesses as mentioned in this paper, and the ABS method may underestimate the extent of salinity whereas catchment mapping and the NLWRA method overestimates its extent and hazard.
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Changes in the Hydrologic Cycle
Don McFarlane,Richard George,P. Farrington +2 more
- 01 Jan 1993
TL;DR: The deep-rooted native vegetation that originally grew in the wheatbelt was well adapted to the rainfall regime and diverse soil types and there was little or no runoff or groundwater recharge prior to clearing as discussed by the authors.
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A Survey of Soil Erosion in Australia using Caesium‐137
TL;DR: A survey of soil erosion was conducted in Australia using the fallout radioisotope caesium-137 as an indicator of topsoil redistribution as mentioned in this paper, where two hundred and six sites were sampled, 100 within rotational cropping and horticultural use, 52 within uncultivated permanent pasture and forest, and 54 in rangelands.
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