New piecewise-continuous hydraulic functions for modeling preferential flow in an intermittent-flood-irrigated field

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2049-2063

  Mohanty, B P ^a   Bowman, R S ^b   Hendrickx, J M H ^b   Van Genuchten, M T ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

MYOCASTORINAE;

EID: 0030816564     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR01701     Document Type: Article

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