Infiltration from a surface point source and drip irrigation 1. The midpoint soil water pressure

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1861-1867

  Revol, P ^a   Vauclin, M ^b   Vachaud, G ^b   Clothier, B E ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION;

DRIP IRRIGATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; POINT SOURCE; SOIL WATER PRESSURE;

ZEA MAYS;

SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; WETTING;

DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; MICROIRRIGATION; ROOT UPTAKE; SOIL-WATER PRESSURE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STEADY-STATE THEORY; SURFACE POINTS;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 1842404722     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR01006     Document Type: Article

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