Numerical simulation of flow dynamics during macropore-subsurface drain interactions using HYDRUS

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 909-918

  Akay, Onur ^a   Fox, Garey A ^b   Šimůnek, Jirka ^c  

^a Water Resources Group   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; MACROPORE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL COLUMN; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 49949114896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0148     Document Type: Article

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