Scale-dependency of the hydraulic properties of a variably saturated heterogeneous sandy subsoil

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 327, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 376-388

  Javaux, M ^a   Vanclooster, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3 D modelling; Effective parameters; Spatial variability; Upscaling issue; Vadose zone; Water flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION;

3-D MODELING; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; UPSCALING ISSUE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYSTERESIS; INFILTRATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SANDY SOIL; SATURATED MEDIUM; SATURATION; SUBSOIL;

EID: 33746256906     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.040     Document Type: Article

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