Relationship between the hydraulic conductivity function and the particle-size distribution

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1063-1070

  Arya, Lalit M ^a   Leij, Feike J ^a   Shouse, Peter J ^a   Van Genuchten, Martinus Th ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WATER;

ARYA-PARIS MODEL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PORE SPACE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0032757794     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6351063x     Document Type: Article

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