Infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity measured with rain simulator and disc permeameter on sloping arid land

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 371-384

  Joel, A ^a   Messing, I ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drip infiltrometer; Runoff; Tension infiltrometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844602186     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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