Coupled hydrogeophysical inversion of electrical resistances and inflow measurements for topsoil hydraulic properties under constant head infiltration

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 413-426

  Mboh, C M ^a   Huisman, J A ^a   Van Gaelen, N ^b   Rings, J ^a   Vereecken, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INVERSE PROBLEM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TOPSOIL; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84867654444     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2012009     Document Type: Article

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