Vadose zone water pressure variation during infiltration events

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1105-1112

  Rimon, Yaara ^a   Nativ, Ronit ^a   Dahan, Ofer ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASPHASE; IN-SITU; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERCOLATING WATERS; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PRESSURE RESPONSE; RAIN EVENTS; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VADOSE ZONE; WATER PRESSURES; WETTING PROCESS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; GASES; GROUNDWATER; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RAIN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WETTING;

WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFILTRATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERCOLATION; POREWATER; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RAINFALL; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; SAND; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TENSIOMETER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 84860398585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2010.0061     Document Type: Article

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