On a fractional derivative form of the Green-Ampt infiltration model

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Voller, Vaughan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous diffusion; Fractional derivative; Green Ampt; Heterogeneous soils; Infiltration

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS DIFFUSION; CAPUTO FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES; FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVE; FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES; GREEN-AMPT; GREEN-AMPT INFILTRATION; GREEN-AMPT MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS SOILS; HOMOGENEOUS SOIL; IN-FIELD; INFILTRATION RATE; LENGTH SCALE; MOISTURE FLUXES; NONLOCAL; PLAUSIBLE MODEL; POWER LAW; SQUARE ROOTS; WETTING FRONTS;

DIFFUSION; FLOW OF WATER; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEEPAGE; SOILS; WETTING;

SOIL MECHANICS;

INFILTRATION; MOISTURE FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 78751646049     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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