Measuring instantaneous solute flux and loading with time domain reflectometry

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-35

  Hart, G L ^a   Lowery, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTOMETERS; SAND; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031932734     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200010004x     Document Type: Article

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