Intermittent evaporation from calcareous sandy soils as affected by sewage sludge

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-93

  Al Wabel, M I ^a   Shalaby, A A ^b   Al Omran, A M ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Calcareous sandy soils; Cumulative evaporation; Moisture profile; Water conserved

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SANDY SOIL; EVAPORATION; SANDY SOIL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL MOISTURE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030612969     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989709381461     Document Type: Article

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