Soil column experiments to quantify vadose zone water fluxes in arid settings

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1523-1533

  Pfletschinger, H ^a   Engelhardt, I ^a   Piepenbrink, M ^a   Koniger F ^b   Schuhmann, R ^b   Kallioras, A ^a   Schuth C ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Column experiments; Groundwater recharge; TDR; Unsaturated water flow; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; TDR; UNSATURATED WATER FLOW; VADOSE ZONE;

EXPERIMENTS; INFILTRATION; SENSORS; SOILS; SOLVENTS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERCOLATION; RECHARGE; RESOLUTION; SENSOR; SOIL COLUMN; UNSATURATED FLOW; VADOSE ZONE; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 84856972121     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1257-8     Document Type: Article

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