Open AccessReply to ‘Comment on “Understanding preferential flow in the vadose zone: Recent advances and future prospects” by N. Jarvis et al.’
Author(s) -
Jarvis Nicholas,
Koestel John,
Larsbo Mats
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vadose zone journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036
H-Index - 81
ISSN - 1539-1663
DOI - 10.2136/vzj2017.01.0034r
Subject(s) - vadose zone , laminar flow , context (archaeology) , flow (mathematics) , scale (ratio) , computer science , stokes flow , hele shaw flow , perspective (graphical) , geophysics , calculus (dental) , epistemology , mathematics , statistical physics , geology , mechanics , open channel flow , physics , artificial intelligence , geotechnical engineering , philosophy , groundwater , medicine , paleontology , dentistry , quantum mechanics
We would like to thank Peter Germann for his comments on our update paper, not least because it gives us an opportunity to further clarify some apparently contentious issues. In particular, Germann writes that we failed to discuss how fast water moves in preferential flow pathways, how much water is