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DOI 10.5194/hess-8-2-2004
Title (Primary) Direct measurement of the soil water retention curve using X-ray absorption
Author Bayer, A.; Vogel, H.-J.; Roth, K.
Source Titel Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Year 2004
Department BOPHY
Volume 8
Issue 1
Page From 2
Page To 7
Language englisch
Abstract X-ray absorption measurements have been explored as a fast experimental approach to determine soil hydraulic properties and to study rapid dynamic processes. As examples, the pressure-saturation relation θ(Ψ) for a uniform sand column has been considered as has capillary rise in an initially dry sintered glass column. The θ(Ψ)-relation is in reasonable agreement with that obtained by inverting a traditional multi-step outflow experiment. Monitoring the initial phase of capillary rise reveals behaviour that deviates qualitatively from the single-phase, local-equilibrium regime described by Richards’ equation.
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Bayer, A., Vogel, H.-J., Roth, K. (2004):
Direct measurement of the soil water retention curve using X-ray absorption
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 8 (1), 2 - 7 10.5194/hess-8-2-2004