A method for estimating soil water diffusivity from moisture profiles and its application across an experimental catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 516, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-168

  Espejo, A ^a   Giraldez J V ^a,b   Vanderlinden, K ^c   Taguas, E V ^a   Pedrera, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean olive orchard; Sensor network; Soil hydraulic properties; Soil water diffusivity

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CURVE FITTING; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FORESTRY; ORCHARDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOIL MOISTURE;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL CATCHMENTS; OLIVE ORCHARDS; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CATCHMENT; DIFFUSIVITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORCHARD; SOIL WATER; TREE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84945173667     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.01.072     Document Type: Article

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