Modeling and measurement of evaporation in moisture-retaining soil covers

Advances in Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 783-801

  Yanful, Ernest K ^a   Mousavi, S Morteza ^a   Yang, Mingdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary barrier; Drainage; Evaporation; Evaporation barrier; Hydraulic conductivity; Soil water characteristic curve; Suction; Water flux; Water table

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAND FILL; MOISTURE;

MINE WASTES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

OXYGEN; SULFIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MINING; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038280111     PISSN: 10930191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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