Boundary effects on solute transport in finite soil columns Academic Article

abstract

• The influence of inlet and outlet disturbances on solute transport in finite soil columns was investigated. The boundary conditions on the estimation of the dispersion coefficient and retardation factor for short soil columns were formulated. Unsaturated miscible displacement experiments using Br- tracer were carried out on undisturbed columns of a fine-textured Ultisol. One- and two-layer simulations with experimental data indicated that the analytical solution with a semi-infinite interface boundary best approximated effluent concentration and a macroscopically discontinuous resident concentration at the interface between the soil and porous plates.

authors

• Mcinnes, Kevin

published proceedings

• WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

• Schwartz, R. C., McInnes, K. J., Juo, A., Wilding, L. P., & Reddell, D. L.

citation count

• 35

complete list of authors

• Schwartz, RC||McInnes, KJ||Juo, ASR||Wilding, LP||Reddell, DL

publication date

• March 1999

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

published in

• Water Resources Research  Journal

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3707 Hydrology
• 40 Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/1998WR900080

start page

• 671

end page

• 681

volume

• 35

issue

• 3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1029%2F1998wr900080