Saturation-matric potential relations in gravel

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 32-1-32-7

  Tokunaga, Tetsu K ^a   Wan, Jiamin ^a   Olson, Keith R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary; Gravel; Gravity; Matric; Saturation; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; GRAVEL; MOISTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAND;

SATURATION-MATRIC POTENTIALS;

SEDIMENTS;

CAPILLARY ACTION; GRAVEL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SATURATED MEDIUM;

GRAVEL; GRAVITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SATURATED MEDIUM;

HANFORD; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036822880     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr001242     Document Type: Article

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