Measurements and modeling of variable gravity effects on water distribution and flow in unsaturated porous media

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-724

  Heinse, Robert ^a   Jones, Scott B ^a   Steinberg, Susan L ^b   Tuller, Markus ^c   Or, Dani ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; SIMULATION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 36849092840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0105     Document Type: Article

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