A channel network model as a framework for characterizing variably saturated flow in biofilm-affected soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rosenzweig, Ravid ^a,b   Furman, Alex ^a   Shavit, Uri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY BUNDLE MODELS; CHANNEL NETWORK MODELS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; NETWORK HYDRAULICS; NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS; VARIABLY SATURATED; VARIABLY SATURATED FLOW;

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878142693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2012.0079     Document Type: Article

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