Lateral water flux in the unsaturated zone: A mechanism for the formation of spatial soil heterogeneity in a headwater catchment
- Award ID(s):
- 1637685
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10038597
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Hydrological Processes
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 20
- ISSN:
- 0885-6087
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3568 to 3579
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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