Estimation of actual evapotranspiration by numerical modeling of water flow in the unsaturated zone: A case study in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-306

  Cesanelli, Andrés ^a   Guarracino, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Evapotranspiration; Numerical modeling; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL MOISTURE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW; WATER STRESS;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61349087946     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0354-6     Document Type: Article

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