Using an inverse modelling approach to evaluate the water retention in a simple water harvesting technique

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1979-1992

  Verbist, K ^a,b   Cornelis, W M ^a   Gabriels, D ^a   Alaerts, K ^a   Soto, G ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EROSION CONTROL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LAND DEGRADATION; RUNOFF; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOFTWARE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION; WATER USE;

CHILE;

EID: 75749127327     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1979-2009     Document Type: Article

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