Extension of a recent method for obtaining exact solutions of the Bruce and Klute equation

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 496-498

  Barry, D A ^a   Parlange, J Y ^b   Prevedello, C L ^c   Loyola, J M T ^c   Reichardt, K ^d   Nielsen, D R ^e  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c Paraná State University   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN; EXACT SOLUTION; HYDRAULIC HEADS; NEW SOLUTIONS; SATURATED ZONE; SPECIFIC POWER;

HYDRAULIC HEAD; NUMERICAL METHOD; PHREATIC ZONE; POWER LAW;

EID: 77955443167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2009.0055     Document Type: Article

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