Using a transient infiltrometric technique for intensively sampling field-saturated hydraulic conductivity of a clay soil in two runoff plots

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 3415-3423

  Bagarello, V ^a   Di Stefano, C ^a   Iovino, M ^a   Sgroi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrological processes; Plot scale; Soil hydraulic properties; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

FIELD-SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INTENSIVE SAMPLING; PLOT SCALE; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

RAIN;

BULK DENSITY; CLAY SOIL; DRY DENSITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTROMETER; PERMEABILITY; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84886280419     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9448     Document Type: Article

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