Artificial neural networks for estimating soil hydraulic parameters from dynamic flow experiments

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-30

  Schmitz, G H ^a   Puhlmann, H ^a   Droge W ^a   Lennartz, F ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 13544258830     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1351-0754.2004.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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