Multi-step and two-step experiments in heterogeneous porous media to evaluate the relevance of dynamic effects

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Vogel, H J ^a,b   Samouelian A ^b,c   Ippisch, O ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic effects; Multi step outflow; Soil hydraulic properties; Spatial heterogeneity; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; HYDRAULICS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS; WETTING;

MULTI-STEP OUTFLOW; RICHARDS EQUATION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DRAINAGE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULICS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS; WETTING;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; OUTFLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; RICHARDS EQUATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 36148957897     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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