The scaling characteristics of soil parameters: From plot scale heterogeneity to subgrid parameterization

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 190, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 363-396

  Kabat, P ^a   Hutjes, R W A ^a   Feddes, R A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCALE HETEROGENEITY; SCALING CHARACTERISTICS; SUBGRID PARAMETERIZATION;

HEAT TRANSFER; LANDFORMS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOILS;

HYDROLOGY;

AGGREGATION; GRID SIZE; HETEROGENEITY; SCALING CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0030867437     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03134-4     Document Type: Article

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