Comparison of the water balance of an asphalt cover and an evapotranspiration cover at technical area 49 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 789-797

  Levitt, Daniel G ^a   Hartmann, Matthew J ^a   Kisiel, Kenneth C ^a   Criswell, C W ^b   Farley, P Dwain ^b   Christensen, Candace ^a  

^a Energy and Environmental Engineering Division   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SITES; COVER TYPES; GALVANIZED STEELS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; MOISTURE CONTENTS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SNOWMELT; SOIL MOISTURE MONITORING; SURFACE SOIL; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY PROBES; WATER BALANCE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GALVANIZING; GROUNDWATER; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE CONTROL; NEUTRON LOGGING; SEEPAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASPHALT;

EID: 79959576235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2004.0171     Document Type: Article

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