Use of limited soil property data and modeling to estimate root zone soil water content

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 131-147

  Starks, Patrick J ^a   Heathman, Gary C ^a   Ahuja, Lajpat R ^b   Ma, Liwang ^b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Soil moisture profile; Soil properties; Soil water modeling

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; RAIN; RIVERS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ROOT ZONE SCALE;

HYDROLOGY;

BULK DENSITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODELING; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037430407     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00260-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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