Preferential flow in water-repellent sands

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1185-1190

  Bauters, Tim W J ^a   DiCarlo, David A ^b   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a   Parlange, Jean Yves ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SAND; UNSTEADY FLOW; WETTING;

HYDROPHILICITY; UNSTABLE FLOW THEORY; WATER-REPELLENT SOILS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FINGERING; INFILTRATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032170444     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200050005x     Document Type: Article

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