Modelling the spatial variability of soil moisture in a micro-scale catchment and comparison with field data using geostatistics

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Herbst, M ^a   Diekkruger B ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Runoff generation; Scale; Soil moisture; Spatial variability; SWMS

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF;

SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

SOILS;

CATCHMENT; MODELING; RUNOFF; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0038722632     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(03)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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