Estimating infiltration recharge using a response function model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 124-139

  Wu, Jinquan ^a   Zhang, Renduo ^a   Yang, Jinzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SOILS;

INFILTRATING WATER TRAVEL TIME DISTRIBUTION; RESPONSE FUNCTION MODEL; SOIL WATER FLUX;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0031282367     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03309-4     Document Type: Article

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