Multiobjective inverse modeling for soil parameter estimation and model verification

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 917-933

  Mertens, J ^a,b   Stenger, R ^a   Barkle, G F ^c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c AQUALINC RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEM; IRRIGATION; LEACHATE; LYSIMETER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 34249067029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0117     Document Type: Article

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