Scaling parameter to predict the soil water characteristic from particle-size distribution data

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 510-519

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

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; TEXTURES;

ARYA-PARIS MODEL; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; SCALE EFFECT; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032768216     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300030013x     Document Type: Article

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