Predicted drainage for a sandy loam soil: Sensitivity to hydraulic property description

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 136-148

  Mallants, Dirk ^a,b   Tseng, Peng Hsiang ^c   Vanclooster, Marnik ^a,d   Feyen, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hydraulic functions; Monte Carlo simulation; Numerical modelling; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SAND; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS; UNSATURATED FLOW;

DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION;

DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOAM; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032051956     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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