Numerical modelling of water infiltration into the three components of porosity of a vertisol from Guadeloupe

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Ruy, S ^a   Di Pietro, L ^a   Cabidoche, Y M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Crack; Guadeloupe; Infiltration; Macro porosity; Preferential flow; Swelling clay soil; Vertisol

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SWELLING; WATER;

GUADELOUPE; MACROPOROSITY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SWELLING CLAY SOIL; VERTISOL;

INFILTRATION;

INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; SOIL WATER; VERTISOL;

GUADELOUPE;

EID: 0033575791     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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