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Optimal parameters for the Green-Ampt infiltration model under rainfall conditions

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 63 (2015): Issue 2 (June 2015)
By: Li Chen,  Long Xiang,  Michael H. Young,  Jun Yin,  Zhongbo Yu and  Martinus Th. van Genuchten  
Open Access
|Apr 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 93 - 101
Submitted on: May 29, 2014
Accepted on: Dec 4, 2014
Published on: Apr 7, 2015
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Green-Ampt,
Infiltration,
Rainfall,
Optimal parameters
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© 2015 Li Chen, Long Xiang, Michael H. Young, Jun Yin, Zhongbo Yu, Martinus Th. van Genuchten, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
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