Effective parameter functions for the Richards equation in layered porous media

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 963-977

  Neuweiler, Insa ^a   Eichel, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; GRAVITY FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RICHARDS EQUATION; UPSCALING; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34247636478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0127     Document Type: Article

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