An alternative deterministic method for the spatial interpolation of water retention parameters

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-465

  Saito, H ^a   Seki, K ^b   Simunek J ^c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; MODEL VALIDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RETENTION;

LAS CRUCES; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749120258     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-453-2009     Document Type: Article

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