Estimating unique soil hydraulic parameters for sandy media from multi-step outflow experiments

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-456

  Il Hwang, Sang ^a   Powers, Susan E ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Capillary pressure curve; Lognormal distribution Mualem (LDM) function; Multi step outflow experiment; Relative permeability curve; Sandy soil; Unique soil hydraulic parameters

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW OF WATER; FUNCTIONS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND;

SOIL HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS;

SOILS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; OUTFLOW; PERMEABILITY; SANDY SOIL;

EID: 0037399985     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(02)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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