Variability of In Situ moisture measurements and implications for modeling hillslope processes

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-223

  Hawke, R M ^a   McConchie, J A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Erosion; Geomorphology; Hydrogeology; Instrumentation; Landslides; Modeling; Site investigations; Soil mechanics

Indexed keywords

HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSLIDE; PORE PRESSURE; RAINFALL; REGOLITH; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 0142009583     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/9.3.213     Document Type: Article

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