Estimating the hydraulic functions of dual-permeability models from bulk soil data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 26-1-26-11

  Köhne, J Maximilian ^a   Kohne S ^b   Gerke, H H ^c  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual permeability; Dual porosity; Hydraulic function; Parameter estimation; Preferential flow

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PORE SIZE; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS;

WATER RESOURCES;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0036661851     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000492     Document Type: Article

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