Simulation of water and salts dynamics in Bouhajla (Central Tunisia): Exceptional rainfall effect

Soil and Water Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-44

  Kanzari, Sabri ^a,b   Hachicha, Mohamed ^a   Bouhlila, Rachida ^b   Battle Sales, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Central Tunisia; Hydrus 1D; Rainfall; Salinization; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859235787     PISSN: 18015395     EISSN: 18059384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/17/2011-swr     Document Type: Article

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