Use of tensiometer response time to determine the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 566-575

  Hayashi, Masaki ^a,c   Van Der Kamp, Garth ^b   Rudolph, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEASURING INSTRUMENT; SOIL;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TENSIOMETER; UNSATURATED SOIL;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0031415166     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199708000-00005     Document Type: Article

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