The dynamics of soil water following single surface wettings

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-31

  Rose, D A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DRYING FRONT; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 0030511808     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01368.x     Document Type: Article

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