Fractal parameters of pore surfaces as derived from micromorphological data: Effect of long-term management practices

Geoderma

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 305-319

  Pachepsky, Ya ^a   Yakovchenko, V ^a   Rabenhorst, M C ^b   Pooley, C ^c   Sikora, Lawrence J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

fractal analysis; micromorphology; pore spaces; shape analysis; soil management

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PORE SPACE; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030301434     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(96)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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