Preferential flow in water repellent sandy soils: Principles and modeling implications

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 231-232, Issue , 2000, Pages 308-319

  Ritsema, C J ^a   Dekker, L W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Modeling; Preferential flow and transport; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SOILS;

PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOLUTE TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER REPELLENCY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHING; POROUS MEDIUM; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL;

HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHING; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SANDY SOIL;

EID: 0034729529     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00203-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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