Physical models for classroom teaching in hydrology

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3075-3082

  Rodhe, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM TEACHING; CONTAMINANT DISPERSION; FLOW PATH; GROUND WATER TABLE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SIMPLE PHYSICAL MODELS; STORAGE COEFFICIENT; TRACER EXPERIMENT; UNIVERSITY LEVELS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

AQUIFERS; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGY; TEACHING;

MODELS;

AQUIFER; DYE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; SAND; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRACER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84865739084     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3075-2012     Document Type: Article

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