Prediction of soil hydraulic parameters by inverse method using genetic algorithm optimization under field conditions

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-28

  Mahbod, Mahdi ^a   Zand Parsa, Shahrokh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Richards' equation; Soil hydraulic parameters; Soil water content inverse method

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649115560     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340902956652     Document Type: Article

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