A comparison of continuous soil moisture simulations using different soil hydraulic parameterizations for a site in Germany

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1275-1289

  Schädler, Gerd ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS; SOIL HYDRAULIC PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL-VEGETATION MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; SANDY LOAM; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER BUDGET; WATER CONTENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHINE VALLEY;

EID: 34548604244     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2528.1     Document Type: Article

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