Darcian preferential water flow and solute transport through bimodal porous systems: Experiments and modelling

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 74-83

  Coppola, Antonio ^a   Comegna, Vincenzo ^a   Basile, Angelo ^b   Lamaddalena, Nicola ^c   Severino, Gerardo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bimodal approaches; Preferential flow; Soil structure; Two domain models

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE PORES; BIMODAL APPROACHES; BREAKTHROUGH CURVES; CLAY SOILS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; HIGH WATER CONTENTS; HYDRAULIC FUNCTIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; POROUS SYSTEMS; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; PREFERENTIAL WATER FLOWS; SANDY SOILS; SLOW FLOWS; SOIL STRUCTURE; TWO-DOMAIN MODELS; WATER RETENTIONS;

AGGREGATES; CLAY; CLAY MINERALS; FLOW OF WATER; FUNCTIONS; HYDRAULICS; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CONTENT;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POROUS MEDIUM; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RETENTION; SANDY CLAY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WATER FLOW;

MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POROSITY; SOIL; SOLUTIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 58149494345     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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