A numerical experiment on pore size, pore connectivity, water retention, permeability, and solute transport using network models

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-105

  Vogel, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0034013470     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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