Influence of sampling strategy on detecting preferential flow paths in water-repellent sand

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-45

  Ritsema, Coen J ^a   Dekker, Louis W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLE SPACING; SANDY SOIL; SOIL PROFILE; TENSIOMETER; WETTING FRONT;

NETHERLANDS;

FLOW; PREFERENTIAL; SAMPLING; SAND; SOILS; WATER REPELLENT;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; SAND; SOILS;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; FLOW PATH DETECTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLE SPACING; STANDARD DEVIATION; WATER REPELLENT SAND;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0030088253     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02795-5     Document Type: Article

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