Subsurface water distribution from drip irrigation described by moment analyses

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-123

  Lazarovitch, N ^a   Warrick, A W ^b   Furman, A ^c   Simunek J ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; PLUME; SOIL WATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 34547910641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0052     Document Type: Article

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