Lognormal distribution model for unsaturated soil hydraulic properties

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2697-2703

  Kosugi, Ken'ichirou ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL WATER;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODEL; PREDICTION; RADIUS; SOIL; STATISTICS; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CAPILLARY PRESSURE; SOIL WATER RETENTION; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0029663918     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR01776     Document Type: Article

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