Using ground-penetrating radar to delineate subsurface features along a wetland catena

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 923-931

  Lapen, D R ^a   Moorman, B J ^b   Price, J S ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLANKET BOG; CATENA; PEAT DEPOSIT; WETLANDS;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, CAPE RACE;

EID: 0030480730     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000030035x     Document Type: Article

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