The vadose zone soil-water balance and transpiration rates of vegetation

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-64

  Blight, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

In situ testing; Partial saturation; Site investigation; Suction

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; TRANSPIRATION; VEGETATION;

SOIL SUCTION;

SOILS;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; IN SITU TEST; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION;

EVAPORATION; PLANTS; SOIL; TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 0037293598     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.1.55     Document Type: Article

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