Predicting saturated hydraulic conductivity of golf course sands from particle-size distribution

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-37

  Arya, Lalit M ^a   Heitman, J L ^b   Thapa, B B ^b   Bowman, D C ^b  

^a North Carolina State Univ ^*

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

H P, Hagen Poiseuille; PSD, particle size distribution; SWC, soil water characteristic

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; GOLF COURSE; HAGEN-POISEUILLE; HAGEN-POISEUILLE FLOW; SAND CORES; SATURATED FLOW; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SHAPE AND SIZE; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PORE SIZE; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SAND; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BULK DENSITY; FLOW MODELING; GOLF COURSE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SAND; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL WATER;

EID: 73849148079     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0022     Document Type: Article

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