An Evaluation of the Single-test Tension Infiltrometer Method for determining the Hydraulic Conductivity of Lateral Capillarity Domain Soils

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-255

  Bagarello, Vincenzo ^a   Ferraris, Stefane ^b   Iovino, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Universit degli Studi   (Italy)

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EID: 1242310522     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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