Estimation of areal specific yield in sands using the central limit theorem

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3975-3987

  Tan, Stephen B K ^a   Shuy, E B ^a   Chua, Lloyd H C ^a   Mzila, Ngonidzashe ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central limit theorem; Specific yield estimation; Specific yield effective grain size curve; Van Genuchten parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LAND RECLAMATION; SAND; TEXTURES;

CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM; SPECIFIC YIELD ESTIMATION; VAN GENUCHTEN PARAMETERS;

SOILS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LAND RECLAMATION; SAND; SOILS; TEXTURES;

GRAIN SIZE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION; WATER TABLE;

EID: 33845367248     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6170     Document Type: Article

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