Lateral water diffusion in an artificial macroporous system: Modeling and experimental evidence

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 212-221

  Castiglione, P ^a   Mohanty, B P ^a,c   Shouse, P J ^a   Simunek, J ^a   van Genuchten, M Th ^a   Santini, A ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

DUAL PERMEABILITY MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FIRST-ORDER PROCESS; LABORATORY COLUMNS; LATERAL DIFFUSION; THEORETICAL EXPRESSION; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; WATER INFILTRATION;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 17844406549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.2.212     Document Type: Article

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