Spatial variability of hydraulic conductivity and sodium content of desert soils: Implications for management of irrigation using treated wastewater

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1711-1721

  Adhikari, P ^a   Shukla, M K ^a   Mexal, J G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Macropore; Semivariograms; Tension infiltrometer; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; DESERT SOILS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFILTRATION TESTS; LAND APPLICATIONS; LONG RANGE; MACRO PORES; MACRO-POROSITY; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NEW MEXICO; PLANT COMMUNITIES; PRESSURE HEADS; SAMPLING GRIDS; SEMIVARIOGRAMS; SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STEADY-STATE INFILTRATION; STUDY SITES; TENSION INFILTROMETERS; TREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS; WATER UPTAKE;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SODIUM; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INFILTRATION;

DESERT SOIL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFILTROMETER; IRRIGATION; KRIGING; MACROPORE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SODIUM; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER UPTAKE;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872281290     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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