Soil water diffusivity determination using a new two-point outflow method

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1343-1346

  Londra, P A ^a   Valiantzas, J D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; LABORATORY WORK; ONE-STEP OUTFLOW METHOD; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SOIL WATER; TWO-POINT;

SOIL MOISTURE;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

CONVERGENCE; DIFFUSIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OUTFLOW; SOIL WATER; VOLUME;

EID: 83155192424     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0448     Document Type: Article

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