A one-parameter relationship between unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and water retention

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 911-919

  Pachepsky, Yakovy ^a   Rawls, Walter ^a   Timlin, Dennis ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Hydraulic conductivity; Pedotransfer function; Scaling; Water retention

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HORIZON; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0034497509     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200012000-00001     Document Type: Article

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