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Falling-head slug test

Subcategory: soil physics
Standard reference: Hvorslev, 1951; Bouwer and Rice, 1976
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 3

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Description

Systematic characterization of alluvial sediment physical properties through grain size analysis and bulk density measurements to derive hydraulic conductivity, porosity, and van Genuchten parameters for unsaturated flow modeling.

Typical Equipment

  • soil sampling tools
  • grain size analysis equipment

Output Measurements

  • hydraulic conductivity
  • porosity
  • residual water content
  • saturated water content
  • van Genuchten parameters

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

article

Modeling the Impact of Riparian Hollows on River Corridor Nitrogen Exports

2021Frontiers in Waterusing
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From Grain to Floodplain: Evaluating heterogeneity of floodplain hydrostatigraphy using sedimentology, geophysics, and remote sensing.

2019Earth Surface Processes and Landformsusing

Places Where Used

Gunnison Basin

region1 paper

Crested Butte

study site1 paper

East River

stream1 paper

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

study site1 paper

southwestern United States

region1 paper

Rocky Mountain National Park

national forest1 paper

Piceance Basin

region1 paper

Uinta Basin

region1 paper

northern Rocky mountains

region1 paper

East River catchment

watershed1 paper