Simulation of water balance in a clayey, subsurface drained agricultural field with three-dimensional FLUSH model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 476, Issue , 2013, Pages 395-409

  Warsta, Lassi ^a   Karvonen, Tuomo ^b   Koivusalo, Harri ^a   Paasonen Kivekäs, Maija ^c   Taskinen, Antti ^d  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b WaterHope   (Finland)

^c Sven Hallin Research Foundation   (Finland)

^d FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clay soil; Drainflow; FLUSH model; Preferential flow; Soil shrinkage and swelling; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; DRAINFLOW; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SOIL SHRINKAGE; SURFACE RUNOFFS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); CULTIVATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ITERATIVE METHODS; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SHRINKAGE; SOILS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WATER QUALITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLAY SOIL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FRACTIONATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATRIX; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SWELLING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

FINLAND; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84871020426     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.053     Document Type: Article

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