Anisotropy and depth-related heterogeneity of hydraulic conductivity in a bog peat. I: Laboratory measurements

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-101

  Beckwith, Clive W ^a   Baird, Andrew J ^a   Heathwaite, A Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Bog peat; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic conductivity; Modified cube method

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEEPAGE;

HETEROGENEITY;

HYDROLOGY;

ANISOTROPY; BOG; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; PEAT; WETLAND;

EID: 0037258469     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1116     Document Type: Article

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