Seasonal variation of hydraulic properties of soils measured using a tension disk infiltrometer

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-32

  Angulo Jaramillo, R ^a   Moreno, F ^b   Clothier, B E ^c   Thony, J L ^a   Vachaud, G ^a   Fernandez Boy, E ^b   Cayuela, J A ^b  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

HYDRAULICS; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL;

INFILTROMETER; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TENSION DISK INFILTROMETER; TRACER;

FRANCE, RHONE-ALPES, ISERE, GRENOBLE; MEDITERRANEAN; SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, SEVILLE, CORIA DEL RIO;

ESTIMATION; FARMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SORPTION;

SORPTIVITY; TENSION DISK INFILTROMETER; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENT;

SOILS;

EID: 0030613183     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010005x     Document Type: Article

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