Intensity-duration effects on drainage: Column experiments at near-zero pressure head

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 22-1-22-10

  Torres, Raymond ^a   Alexander, Leslee J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Earth Tech Inc   (United States)

^c Bldg 6 500   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced drainage; Near zero; Threshold; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; SAND; WATER;

UNIFORM WATER CONTENT;

DRAINAGE;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; PRESSURE; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 0036880277     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr001048     Document Type: Article

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