Laboratory evaluation of a hydrodynamic inverse modeling method based on water content data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Lambot, S ^a   Hupet, F ^a   Javaux, M ^a   Vanclooster, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global optimization; Hydraulic properties; Infiltration experiment; Inverse modeling; Water content data

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; SAND; SOILS; SUPERSATURATION; WATER;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SATURATED SOILS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 2042433668     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002641     Document Type: Article

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