Soils fieldwork, analysis, and interpretation to support hydraulic and hydrodynamic modelling in the Murray floodplains

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-308

  Vaze, Jai ^a,c   Jenkins, Brian R ^b   Teng, Jin ^a   Tuteja, Narendra K ^b  

^a NSW Office of Water (DECCW)   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment Climate Change and Water ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

infiltration; Murray River; river red gum; Vertosols

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DEEP DRILLING; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOW PATH; HEAVY CLAY; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELLING; INFILTRATION RATE; LABORATORY TESTING; MURRAY RIVER; OVERLAND FLOW; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PERMEABILITY RATE; RAPID APPRAISALS; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL HYDROLOGY; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SALINITY; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL STRATIGRAPHY; SOIL TEXTURES; SOIL TYPES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER BALANCE;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOOD CONTROL; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEEPAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; SURFACE TESTING; WATER;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CLAY; DATA SET; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FIELDWORK; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; MODEL TEST; PERMEABILITY; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EID: 77953999201     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09195     Document Type: Article

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