Modeling of soil water retention curve using soil solid phase parameters

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 329, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 527-533

  Walczak, R T ^a   Moreno, F ^b   Slawinski C ^a   Fernandez, E ^b   Arrue, J L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Particle size distribution; Pedotransfer function; Porosity; Water retention

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

BULK DENSITY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; WATER RETENTION;

SOILS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS;

BULK DENSITY; GRANULOMETRY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POROSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33748941252     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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