Porosity factors that control the hydraulic conductivity of soil-saprolite transitional zones

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 192-199

  Vepraskas, M J ^a   Guertal, W R ^b   Kleiss, H J ^a   Amoozegar, A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SAPROLITE TRANSITION ZONES; SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAPROLITE; SOIL TEXTURE; WASTEWATER;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT;

EID: 0029656617     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000010031x     Document Type: Article

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