Rate, kinetic energy and momentum of preferential flow estimated from in situ water content measurements

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 607-618

  Germann, P F ^a   Jaggi E ^a   Niggli, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Serv Agriculture et Environnement   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0036905324     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2002.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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