A concise parameterization of the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils |
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| Authors: | Wilfried Brutsaert |
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| Affiliation: | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hollister Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA |
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| Abstract: | The parameter n in the well-known expression for hydraulic conductivity K=K0Sen (where K0 is its value at satiation and Se the effective saturation) is determined as a function of the exponent in the power form of the soil–water retention relationship. The result is validated with an extensive experimental database comprising some 43 soils, collected by Mualem. |
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| Keywords: | Soil water Hydraulic conductivity Soil hydrology Permeability Partly saturated soil |
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