New analytic solution of Boltzmann transform for horizontal water infiltration into sand

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1170-1177

  Prevedello, Celso L ^a   Loyola, Jocely M T ^a   Reichardt, Klaus ^b   Nielsen, Donald R ^c  

^a Paraná State University   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INFILTRATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; RICHARDS EQUATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 57349126813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0181     Document Type: Article

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