The utility of Burns's equation to describe solute movement through soil under various boundary and initial conditions

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 649-656

  Magesan, G N ^a   Scotter, D R ^b   White, R E ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SOIL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033385613     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1999.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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