Modeling gravity driven unstable flow in a water repellent soil

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 202-214

  Nguyen, H V ^a   Nieber, J L ^a   Ritsema, C J ^b   Dekker, L W ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Hydrophobic soil; Modeling; Unstable flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNSTEADY FLOW; WETTING;

HYDROPHILICITY; RICHARDS EQUATION; WATER REPELLENT SOILS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GRAVITY FLOW; HYDROPHOBICITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0033083970     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00269-8     Document Type: Article

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