Comment on "simple consistent models for water retention and hydraulic conductivity in the complete moisture range" by A. Peters

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 7530-7534

  Iden, Sascha C ^a   Durner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW;

EID: 84915745713     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR015937     Document Type: Article

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