An analytical approximation method for the linear source soil infiltrability measurement and its application

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 411, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Mao, L L ^a   Lei, T W ^a,b   Bralts, V F ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Infiltration; Linear source method; Philip model

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; ANALYTICAL FUNCTIONS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BALANCE PRINCIPLE; FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; INFILTRATION MODELS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN; LINEAR SOURCE METHOD; MASS BALANCE; MATHEMATIC MODEL; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF PROCESS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL SURFACES; STEADY INFILTRATION RATE; WATER PONDING; WATER VOLUMES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WETTING;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECISION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 81555213461     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.066     Document Type: Article

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