Field data and modelling of water and nitrate movement through deep unsaturated loess

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 27-37

  Baran, Nicole ^a   Richert, Jean ^b   Mouvet, Christophe ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Chambre d'Agriculture du Bas Rhin   (France)

Author keywords

Modelling; Nitrate; Transfer; Tritium; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES;

GRAVIMETRIC WATER CONTENT; UNSATURATED ZONE;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LOESS; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; POREWATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 34648817591     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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