The significance of hysteresis in modeling solute transport in unsaturated porous media

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1506-1512

  Mitchell, Robert J ^a   Mayer, Alex S ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0032444903     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200060005x     Document Type: Article

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