Water flow modeling in the unsaturated zone with imprecise parameters using a fuzzy approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 211-229

  Schulz, K ^a   Huwe, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Imprecise parameters; Modeling; Steady state; Unsaturated zone; Water transport

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FUZZY SETS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS;

DARCY-BUCKINGHAM EQUATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION RATE; IMPRECISE PARAMETERS; SOIL WATER PRESSURE; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER TRANSPORT;

FLOW OF WATER;

FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FUZZY SET THEORY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MODELLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER PRESSURE; UNSATURATED ZONE;

EID: 0031581547     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(97)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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