Application of two methods to determine hydraulic conductivity with disc permeameters on sloping land

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Joel, A ^a   Messing, I ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERMEAMETER; RUNOFF; SLOPE;

EID: 0034055839     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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