Funneled flow mechanisms in a sloping layered soil: Laboratory investigation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 841-849

  Walter, M T ^a   Kim, J S ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^c   Parlange, J Y ^c   Heilig, A ^c   Braddock, R D ^d   Selker, J S ^e   Boll, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; LABORATORY; POROUS MEDIUM; SLOPE; SOIL;

FLOW PATTERN; LABORATORY METHOD; LAYERED MEDIUM; SLOPE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0034074502     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900328     Document Type: Article

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