The influence of hydraulic nonequilibrium on pressure plate data

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 172-178

  Gee, G W ^a   Ward, A L ^a   Zhang, Z F ^a   Campbell, G S ^b   Mathison, J ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Decagon Devices Inc   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KAOLINITE; POROSITY; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

APPLIED PRESSURE; EQUILIBRIUM TIME; MATRIC SUCTIONS; PRESSURE RANGES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL-WATER PRESSURE; WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS;

POROUS PLATES;

EID: 0042846739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1.1.172     Document Type: Article

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