Noninvasive 3-D transport characterization in a sandy soil using ERT: 2. transport process inference

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 723-734

  Koestel, J ^a   Vanderborght, J ^a   Javaux, M ^a,b   Kemna, A ^a,c   Binley, A ^d   Vereecken, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D, Three dimensional; BTC, Breakthrough curve; CD, Convective dispersive; CDE, Convection dispersion equation; ERT, Electrical resistivity tomography; SC, Stochastic convective; TDR, Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SANDY SOIL; SOIL COLUMN; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TOPSOIL; UPSCALING;

EID: 70349333606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0154     Document Type: Article

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