Estimation of width and depth of the wetted soil volume under a surface emitter, considering root water-uptake and evaporation

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1325-1340

  Elmaloglou, S T ^a   Malamos, N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Empirical relationships; Evaporation; Modeling; Trickle irrigation; USDA soil classes; Water extraction; Wetting front

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION; FLOW OF WATER; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOILS; WETTING;

POWER LAW; TRICKLE IRRIGATION; WATER EXTRACTION; WETTING FRONT;

IRRIGATION;

EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION; FLOW OF WATER; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOILS; WETTING;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; FLOW MODELING; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL WATER; WATER UPTAKE; WETTING;

EID: 34547126924     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9084-5     Document Type: Article

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