Scaling soil water retention functions using particle-size distribution

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 374, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 223-234

  Nasta, Paolo ^a   Kamai, Tamir ^b   Chirico, Giovanni B ^a   Hopmans, Jan W ^b   Romano, Nunzio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic response unit; Particle size distribution; Pedotransfer function; Scaling; Spatial variability; Water retention function

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE UNIT; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SCALING; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATER RETENTION FUNCTION;

CATCHMENTS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE SEPARATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEXTURES; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BULK DENSITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PREDICTION; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 68349091590     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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