Effects of heterogeneous flow on discharge generation and solute transport

Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 306-320

  Lennartz, Bernd ^a   Jarvis, Nicholas ^b   Stagnitti, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finger flow; Flux variability; Lysimeter; Sandy soil

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; DYE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HETEROGENEITY; INFILTRATION; LYSIMETER; SANDY SOIL; SATURATION; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 44649167566     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e31816d1e8c     Document Type: Article

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