Comparison of 1D models of water flow in unsaturated soils

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1759-1764

  Gandolfi, C ^a   Facchi, A ^a   Maggi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Reservoir cascade; Richards' equation; SWAP; SWRRB; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGIC INSTRUMENTS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

RESERVOIR CASCADE; RICHARDS' EQUATION]; SWAP; SWRRB; UNSATURATED ZONE;

FLOW OF WATER;

CAPILLARY FRINGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OUTFLOW; RECHARGE; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL WATER; TOPSOIL; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 33746622523     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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