Sensitivity of long-term bare soil infiltration simulations to hydraulic properties in an arid environment

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 547-558

  Stothoff, Stuart A ^a  

^a Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FRACTURE; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY; HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; HIGH PERMEABILITY; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; NET INFILTRATIONS; REPOSITORY PERFORMANCE; YUCCA MOUNTAIN , NEVADA;

INFILTRATION;

HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; SOILS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR WASTE; PERCOLATION RATE; PERMEABILITY; SOIL; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES;

USA, NEVADA, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0030616476     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR03754     Document Type: Article

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