Calculating parameters for infiltration equations from soil hydraulic functions

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-339

  Ross, P J ^a,c   Haverkamp, R ^a   Parlange, J Y ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Hydraulic properties; Infiltration; Water balance; Water movement

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SAND; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY WATER CONTENT RELATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VAN GANUCHTEN WATER RETENTION FUNCTION; WATER BALANCE; WATER RETENTION;

INFILTRATION;

INFILTRATION; SOILS;

EQUATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFILTRATION; SOIL WATER; WATER MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030237102     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00154096     Document Type: Article

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