Spatial variability and transport of nitrate in a deep alluvial vadose zone

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-54

  Onsoy, Yuksel S ^a   Harter, Thomas ^a   Ginn, Timothy R ^a   Horwath, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FLUX CONDITIONS; GEOLOGIC SITES; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; KRIGING; MASS BALANCE; MEASURED DATA; ROOT ZONE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; VADOSE ZONE; VADOSE ZONE FLOW; WATER FLUX; WATER TABLES;

ESTIMATION; FERTILIZERS;

GROUNDWATER;

EID: 33947653935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/4.1.41     Document Type: Article

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