Effectiveness of using pedo-transfer functions to quantify the spatial variability of soil water retention characteristics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 137-157

  Romano, Nunzio ^a   Santini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

(PTFs) Pedo transfer functions; Hydraulic properties; Soil

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

PEDO TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; SOIL SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SOIL WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; PEDO-TRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL WATER RETENTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 0031423364     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(97)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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