Explicit infiltration function for boreholes under constant head conditions

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Hinnell, A C ^a   Lazarovitch, N ^b   Warrick, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT HEAD; EDGE EFFECT; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; PER UNIT; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOURCE REGION;

ROADS AND STREETS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 72149117347     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007685     Document Type: Article

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