Capillary pressure-saturation-relative permeability relations described using the van Genuchten and Mualem models for non-uniform porous media lead to numerical convergence diiculties when used with Richards' equation for certain auxiliary conditions. These diiculties arise because of discontinuities in the derivative of speciic moisture capacity and relative permeability as a function of capil...

In bioreactor landfill, the leachate flow and moisture distribution depend upon saturated and unsaturated hydraulic properties of municipal solid waste (MSW). The effects of unsaturated parameters have not been studied because of scarcity of the data and variation in unsaturated parameters due to MSW heterogeneity, degree of decomposition, and pore structure. In this study, a numerical two-phas...

Drainage experiments are commonly conducted to determine soil hydraulic parameters. Experiments generally measure the temporal evolution of the cumulative outflow as well as pressure heads and water contents at several levels in the column. Then the analysts try to calibrate the model by fitting the model response to the data series. The aim of the present work is to investigate the quality of ...

plant response to salinity varies at different growth stages. information on plant response to salinity at various growth stages can be used in managing saline waters for irrigation. in order to measure the quantitative response of salinity on germination of sorghum (sorghum bicolor l. moench), a greenhouse experiment was conducted in a natural saline sandy loam soil, using plastic pots with 15...

Abstract. The application of large manure on the agricultural lands that derived from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) could cause excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus transport to groundwater through vadose (unsaturated) zone. objective this study is follows: (1) compare in zone at different Land Management Units (LMUs) for three consecutive years (2004-06) using HYDR...