Suitability of models for the estimation of soil hydraulic parameters

Geoderma

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 229-239

  Wagner, B ^a   Tarnawski, V R ^b   Wessolek, G ^c   Plagge, R ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Bavaria   (Germany)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Modeling; Pedotransfer functions; Soil water characteristics

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODEL; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032211691     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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