An Improved Green-Ampt Infi ltration and Redistribution Method for Uneven Multistorm Series

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 470-479

  Gowdish, L ^a   Munoz Carpena R ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; TIME SERIES; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 67149130232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0049     Document Type: Article

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