Using simple bucket models to analyze solute export to subsurface drains by preferential flow

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-75

  Kohler, A ^a   Abbaspour, K C ^b   Fritsch, M ^c   Schulin, R ^d  

^a Federal Office for Water and Geology   (Sweden)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c Bob Partners GmbH   (Sweden)

^d SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AGRICULTURE; LEACHING; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LOW-INTENSITY; PESTICIDE COMPOUNDS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SUBSURFACE DRAINS; TRACER EXPERIMENT;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

EID: 3242701009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.1.68     Document Type: Article

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