Analysis of turbulent flow patterns of soil water under field conditions using Burgers equation and porous suction-cup samplers

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Su, Ninghu ^a   Watt, Jim P C ^b   Vincent, Keith W ^c   Close, Murray E ^d   Mao, Renzhao ^e  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Soil Selection Services Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Soil Selection Services Limited   (New Zealand)

^d ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Soil water flow; TDR

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER;

ASYMPTOTIC SHOCK; BURGERS EQUATION; TURBULENT FLOW PATTERNS;

SOILS;

EQUATION; FLOW ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; TURBULENCE;

EQUATION; FLOW PATTERN; SAMPLING; SOIL WATER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1542351272     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02142     Document Type: Article

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