Influence of the pressure head sequence on the soil hydraulic conductivity determined with tension infiltrometer

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Bagarello, Vincenzo ^a   Castellini, Mirko ^a   Iovino, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Hysteresis; Infiltrometers

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYSTERESIS; INFILTRATION; PRESSURE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INFILTROMETERS; PRESSURE HEADS; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

SOILS;

EID: 20844460251     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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