2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): On the Characterization and Inverse Estimation of the Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Properties.

575-9 On the Characterization and Inverse Estimation of the Unsaturated Soil Hydraulic Properties.



Monday, 6 October 2008: 11:30 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 362AB
Martinus T. Van Genuchten, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Jirka Simunek, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92507
In this paper we review various methods for characterizing and estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils. We focus especially on inverse procedures as applied to both laboratory and especially field-scale experiments.

The presentation is to be part of the special session honoring the career of Jacob Dane.