The effect of various soil hydraulic property estimates on soil moisture simulations

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-331

  Gribb, Molly M ^a   Forkutsa, Irina ^a   Hansen, Aleshia ^a   Chandler, David G ^b   McNamara, James P ^c  

^a Boise State University   (United States)

^b Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PERMEABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 67149133365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0088     Document Type: Article

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