Field data and water-balance predictions for a monolithic cover in a semiarid climate

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-348

  Bohnhoff, Gretchen L ^a,b   Ogorzalek, A S ^a,c   Benson, C H ^b   Shackelford, C D ^a   Apiwantragoon, P ^b,d  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Vector Engineering Inc   (United States)

^d Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Evapotranspiration; Field tests; Landfill; Numerical model; Unsaturated flow; Unsaturated soils; Waste management; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORECASTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND FILL; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); RUNOFF; SOILS; SOLVENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARID LANDS; FIELD TESTS; NUMERICAL MODEL; UNSATURATED FLOW; UNSATURATED SOILS; WATER BALANCE;

SOIL TESTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCOLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 60649100448     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2009)135:3(333)     Document Type: Article

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