Temporal and spatial (down profile) variability of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties determined from a combination of repeated field experiments and inverse modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-35

  Olyphant, Greg A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic monitoring; Inverse methods; Parameter estimation; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MOISTURE CONTROL; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; SOILS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0142054697     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00198-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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