Estimation of the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of peat soils: Laboratory versus field data

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 628-640

  Schwarzel K ^a   Simunek J ^b   Stoffregen, H ^c   Wessolek, G ^c   Van Genuchten, M Th ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPORATION; FIELD METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LYSIMETER; OPTIMIZATION; PEAT SOIL; RETENTION; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 33845723755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0061     Document Type: Article

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