Critical review on the parameters influencing soil-water characteristic curve

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Malaya, C ^a   Sreedeep, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Critical review; Influence; Parameters; Soil water characteristic curve; Suction water content relationship; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL REVIEW; INFLUENCE; PARAMETERS; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; SUCTION-WATER CONTENT RELATIONSHIP; UNSATURATED SOIL;

COMPACTION; GROUNDWATER;

SOILS;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; RECHARGE; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84857223273     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000371     Document Type: Article

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