A stochastic model for solute transport in macroporous soils

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1743-1752

  Bruggeman, A C ^a   Mostaghimi, S ^a   Brannan, K M ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Macropores; Preferential flow; Solute transport; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

MACROPOROUS SOILS; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

SOILS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; SOIL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033232563     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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