Pedotransfer functions: Bridging the gap between available basic soil data and missing soil hydraulic characteristics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 251, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 123-150

  Wosten J H M ^a   Pachepsky, Ya A ^b   Rawls, W J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Functional evaluation; Neural network; Regression; Reliability; Simulation; Soil process modelling

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS;

PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0035479883     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00464-4     Document Type: Article

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