Modeling fingered flow of water in soils owing to wetting front instability: A review

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 231-232, Issue , 2000, Pages 277-294

  De Rooij, G H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fingered flow; Solute transport; Unsaturated flow; Wetting front instability

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOLUTE CONCENTRATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER FLOW;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOILS; STABILITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WETTING;

FINGERED FLOW; FLUID PRESSURE; FRONT LOCATION; NONLINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED FLOW; WETTING FRONT INSTABILITY;

FLOW OF WATER;

FINGERING; FLOW MODELING; INSTABILITY; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 0034729528     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00201-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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