A simple technique for measuring wetting front depths for selected soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 669-673

  Wells, R R ^a   Romkens M J M ^a   Parlange, J Y ^b   DiCarlo, David A ^a   Steenhuis, T S ^b   Prasad, S N ^c  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFILTRATION; RAIN; WETTING;

PENETROMETER; STANDARD DEVIATION; WETTING FRONT DEPTHS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFILTRATION; RAIN; SOIL SURVEYS; WETTING;

CLAY SOIL; INFILTRATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PENETRATION TEST; PENETROMETER; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 34249034012     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0403     Document Type: Article

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