Evaluation of macropore flow and transport using three-dimensional simulation of tension infiltration experiments

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 603-617

  Alberti, David R ^a   Cey, Edwin E ^b  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE;

CUMULATIVE INFILTRATIONS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLOW AND TRANSPORT; HYDROLOGIC FEATURES; PARTIALLY SATURATED; SOIL WATER CONTENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

INFILTRATION;

BURROW; CALIBRATION; DYE; FIELD METHOD; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MACROPORE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; TENSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 79960139741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2010.0104     Document Type: Article

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