Tension infiltrometer measurements: Implications of pressure head offset due to contact sand

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1287-1292

  Reynolds, W D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTROMETER; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; SORPTION; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 34547862017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0098c     Document Type: Article

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