Incorporating near-surface processes in modeling moisture movement in soils

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Advances in Unsaturated Geotechnics, GSP 99

Volumn 287, Issue , 2000, Pages 529-542

  Morris, Carl E ^a   Stormont, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

CAPILLARY BARRIERS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FIELD STUDIES; GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INFILTRATION RATES; MOISTURE MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL SYSTEMS; STEADY STATES; SURFACE MOISTURES; SURFACE PROCESSING; SURFACE RUNOFFS; SURFACE SOILING; WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; WINTER MONTHS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 58749102244     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40510(287)35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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