Estimating hydraulic conductivity of crusted soils using disc infiltrometers and minitensiometers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 188-189, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 203-223

  Vandervaere, J P ^a   Peugeot, C ^a,b   Vauclin, M ^a   Angulo Jaramillo, R ^a   Lebel, T ^a,b  

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

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPEX-SAHEL; INFILTROMETER; SOIL CRUSTING; TENSIOMETER;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; SORPTION;

CRUSTED SOILS; HYDROLOGICAL AND ATMOSPHERIC PILOT EXPERIMENT (HAPEX); INFILTROMETERS; MINITENSIOMETERS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0030615674     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03160-5     Document Type: Article

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