Prediction of evaporation from soil slopes

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 815-829

  Weeks, B ^a,b   Wilson, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Golder Associates SA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Slope; Soil cover; Solar energy; Water balance

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; PORE PRESSURE; SOILS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACES;

PORE-WATER PRESSURES; SOIL COVER; SOIL SLOPES; SOIL SURFACES; WATER BALANCE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MAPPING; PORE PRESSURE; SOILS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACES;

EVAPORATION; SLOPE; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 33750215513     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-049     Document Type: Article

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