New approximate analytical technique to solve Richards equation for arbitrary surface boundary conditions

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 903-906

  Parlange, J Y ^a   Barry, D A ^b   Parlange, M B ^c   Hogarth, W L ^d   Haverkamp, R ^e   Ross, P J ^f   Ling, L ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Lab d'Etud Transferts Hydrol E   (France)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DELTA FUNCTIONS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; SOIL MOISTURE;

APPROXIMATE ANALYTICAL; ARBITRARY SURFACES; INITIAL CONDITIONS; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0030619016     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR03846     Document Type: Article

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