Evaluation of the multistep outflow method for the determination of unsaturated hydraulic properties of soils

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 618-631

  Vereecken, H ^a   Kaiser, R ^b   Dust, M ^b   Putz T ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; MOISTURE RETENTION CURVE; MULTISTEP OUTFLOW METHOD; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0031406555     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199709000-00003     Document Type: Article

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