Efficient methods for solving water flow in variably saturated soils under prescribed flux infiltration

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 260, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 75-87

  Zhang, Xiaoxian ^a   Glyn Bengough, A ^a   Crawford, John W ^b   Young, Iain M ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iteration method; Numerical method; Richards' equation; Variably saturated flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; SOILS;

WATER FLOW;

HYDROLOGY;

FLUID FLOW; INFILTRATION; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL;

INFILTRATION; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL WATER; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0037087283     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00598-4     Document Type: Article

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