Central ideas of Buckingham (1907): A century later

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 687-693

  Narasimhan, T N ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 36849031229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0080     Document Type: Review

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