Impact of the entrapped air on water flow and solute transport in heterogeneous soil: Experimental set-up

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-256

  Sněhota, Michal ^a   Sobotková, Martina ^a   Císlerová, Milena ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve; Entrapped air; Infiltration experiment; Preferential flow; Undisturbed soil sample

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149149605     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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