Essays about: "Preferential water flow"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the words Preferential water flow.

  1. 11. The influence of land-use change, root abundance and macropores on saturated infiltration rate - a field study on Western Java, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Martin Larsson; Sonja Eliasson; [2006]
    Keywords : Civil engineering; kartografi; marklära; geomorfologi; Fysisk geografi; climatology; land-use change; double ring infiltrometer; saturated infiltration rate; roots; soil properties; blue dye tracer; Indonesia; west Java; Physical geography; geomorphology; cartography; pedology; klimatologi; hydraulic engineering; offshore technology; soil mechanics; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine the infiltration rate of water and some parameters affecting it. Especially the land usage, the abundance of roots and macropores were investigated. A field study was carried out on western Java in Indonesia, on the slope of Mount Salak. The study compared four different land uses; i. READ MORE

  3. 12. Introduction of vegetation in large scale hydrodynamic models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Goncalo Ferreira Cardoso; [2005]
    Keywords : Environmental technology; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; soil mechanics; vegetation modelling; vegetation modeling; lake hydrodynamics; shallow lakes; hydrodynamic models; hydraulics; Technological sciences; Teknik; Civil engineering; offshore technology; hydraulic engineering; pollution control; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Vegetation is known to have different effects in shallow water environments, including changes in hydrodynamics. This often creates the need to include vegetation in large scale hydrodynamic models, which nowadays can already be achieved using some software packages available in the market. READ MORE