A new model for the soil-water retention curve that solves the problem of residual water contents

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 479-485

  Groenevelt, P H ^a   Grant, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; RETENTION; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 4143111169     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00617.x     Document Type: Review

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