Hydrologic characterization of desert soils with varying degrees of pedogenesis: 2. Inverse modeling for eff ective properties

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 496-509

  Mirus, Benjamin B ^a   Perkins, Kim S ^a   Nimmo, John R ^a   Singha, Kamini ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERT SOIL; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FLOW MODELING; HOLOCENE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODEL TEST; PEDOGENESIS; PLEISTOCENE; RETENTION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 67149136888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0051     Document Type: Article

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