The relative connectivity-tortuosity tensor for conduction of water in anisotropic unsaturated soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1471-1478

  Raats, Peter A C ^a   Fred Zhang, Z ^b   Ward, Andy L ^b   Gee, Glendon W ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; SOILS; TENSORS;

ANISOTROPIC SOILS; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; PRINCIPAL AXES; UNSATURATED SOIL;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 29644444383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.4.1471     Document Type: Article

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