Field methods for measuring hydraulic properties of peat deposits

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3635-3649

  Hogan, Jaime M ^a   van der Kamp, G ^b   Barbour, S L ^c   Schmidt, R ^b  

^a Canada North Environmental Services   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage tests; Field methods; Hydraulic conductivity; Peat; Pumping tests; Storativity

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FROZEN SOILS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOAD TESTING; PEAT;

DRAINAGE TESTS; PEAT STORATIVITY; PUMPING TESTS; WATER TABLE;

SOILS;

DRAINAGE; FROZEN SOILS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOAD TESTING; PEAT; SOILS;

DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING TEST; PEAT SOIL; WATER TABLE;

EID: 33751112710     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6379     Document Type: Article

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