Suitability of parametric models to describe the hydraulic properties of an unsaturated coarse sand and gravel

Ground Water

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-475

  Mace, Andy ^a   Rudolph, David L ^b   Kachanoski, R Gary ^c  

^a One Continental Towers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MUALEM CRITERION; SOIL WATER RETENTION (SWR); VAN GENUCHTEN EQUATION;

SEDIMENTS;

GRAVEL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAND;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAND AND GRAVEL;

EID: 0032080227     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1998.tb02818.x     Document Type: Article

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