Estimating errors in concentration measurements obtained from image analysis

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-118

  Goswami, R R ^a,b   Ambale, B ^a   Clement, T P ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASS BALANCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 62149152051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0074     Document Type: Article

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