Three-dimensional analysis of a loamy-clay soil using pore and solid chord distributions

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 439-452

  Cousin, I ^a   Levitz, P ^a   Bruand, A ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL CORE; SOIL POROSITY;

EID: 0030409819     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01844.x     Document Type: Article

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