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Hydraulic and transport parameter assessment using column infiltration experiments
Anis Younes
LHyGES, Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, CNRS, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
UMR LISAH, INRA-IRD-SupAgro, 92761 Montpellier, France
LMHE, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Thierry Mara
Université de La Réunion, PIMENT, 15 Avenue René Cassin, BP 7151, 97715 Moufia, La Réunion, France
Marwan Fahs
LHyGES, Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, CNRS, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
Olivier Grunberger
UMR LISAH, INRA-IRD-SupAgro, 92761 Montpellier, France
Philippe Ackerer
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LHyGES, Université de Strasbourg/ENGEES, CNRS, 1 rue Blessig, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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The estimation of flow and solute transport in unsaturated soil is essential for quantifying groundwater resources or pollution. Usual column laboratory experiments and a new method are analyzed using a global sensitivity analysis. The data sets are composed of water pressure and water content measured inside the column and water flow rate and solute BTC measured at the outflow. Non-invasive methods (using flow rate and BTC only) provide comparable results than usual invasive methods.
The estimation of flow and solute transport in unsaturated soil is essential for quantifying...