In situ measurements of soil hydraulic conductivity using point application of water

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-120

  Yitayew, M ^a,b,d   Khan, A A ^b   Warrick, A W ^c  

^a ASAE   (United States)

^b Dept of Agric and Biosystems Eng ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Hydrology; Soil

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

INFILTROMETERS; RICHARD EQUATION;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0032027475     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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