Improvements to Estimating Unsaturated Soil Properties from Horizontal Infiltration

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Tyner, John S ^a   Brown, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DIFFUSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION;

LOAM SOILS; WATER RETENTION;

SOIL TESTING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0346039254     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1000     Document Type: Article

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