Infiltration-soil moisture redistribution under natural conditions: Experimental evidence as a guideline for realizing simulation models

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2937-2945

  Morbidelli, R ^a   Corradini, C ^a   Saltalippi, C ^a   Flammini, A ^a   Rossi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FINE-TEXTURED SOILS; FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; FUNCTION OF TIME; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; LOAM SOILS; NATURAL CONDITIONS; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL RATES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEALING LAYERS; SIMULATION MODEL; SOIL WATER CONTENT; THREE-ROD; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND SPEED;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SUN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SILTY LOAM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 80052885350     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-2937-2011     Document Type: Article

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