Modeling water movement in heterogeneous water-repellent soil: 1. Development of a contact angle-dependent water-retention model

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 436-445

  Bachmann, J ^a   Deurer, M ^b   Arye, G ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 34548379559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0060     Document Type: Article

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