A modified number-based method for estimating fragmentation fractal dimensions of soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1291-1297

  Kozak, E ^a   Pachepsky, Ya A ^b   Sokolowski S ^c   Sokolowska Z ^a   Stepniewski W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GRAIN SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0030301847     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000050002x     Document Type: Article

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