The effect of entrapped air on the quasi-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity and comparison with the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Sakaguchi, A ^a   Nishimura, T ^a   Kato, M ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROUS PLATES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; VOLCANOES;

DRY BULK DENSITIES; FALLING HEAD METHODS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SATURATED SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; VACUUM CONDITION; WEATHERED GRANITES;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 35848965296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/4.1.139     Document Type: Article

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