Evaluation of mass recovery impacts on transport parameters using least-squares optimization and moment analysis

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1209-1216

  Das, B S ^a   Wraith, J M ^b   Kluitenberg, G J ^c   Langner, H M ^d   Shouse, P J ^e   Inskeep, W P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMPURITIES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVES (BTC); LEAST SQUARES OPTIMIZATION (LSO) TECHNIQUE; MASS RECOVERY; WATER VELOCITY;

SOILS;

LEAST SQUARES METHOD; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 22744437232     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.0255     Document Type: Article

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