Influence of three-parameter conversion methods between van Genuchten and Brooks-Corey functions on soil hydraulic properties and water-balance predictions

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2571-2578

  Ma, Qingli ^a   Hook, James E ^b   Ahuja, Laj R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODELING; SOIL WATER;

MORCHELLA ESCULENTA;

ALUMINUM; FORECASTING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

CONVERSION METHODS; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PREDICTION; ROOT ZONE WATER QUALITY MODELS; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL WATER RETENTION; THREE PARAMETERS; WATER RETENTION;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 0032866911     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900096     Document Type: Article

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