Determining soil saturated hydraulic conductivity and sorptivity from single ring infiltration tests

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 229-238

  Touma, J ^a   Voltz, M ^a   Albergel, J ^a  

^a UMR LISAH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL WATER; SORPTION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 33846785063     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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