Assessing the size dependency of measured hydraulic conductivity using double-ring infiltrometers and numerical simulation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1667-1675

  Lai, Jianbin ^a   Ren, Li ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOIL SURVEYS;

DOUBLE-RING INFILTROMETERS; HETEROGENEOUS SOIL;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOIL SURVEYS;

FIELDWORK; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTROMETER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 36448958397     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0227     Document Type: Article

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