Soil measurements during HAPEX-Sahel intensive observation period

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 188-189, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 224-266

  Cuenca, R H ^a   Brouwer, J ^b,c   Chanzy, A ^d   Droogers, P ^c   Galle, S ^e   Gaze, S R ^f   Sicot, M ^g   Stricker, H ^c   Angulo Jaramillo, R ^h   Boyle, S A ^f   Bromley, J ^f   Chebhouni, A G ⁱ   Cooper, J D ^f   Dixon, A J ^f   Fies, J C ^d   Gandah, M ^j   Gaudu, J C ^d   Laguerre, L ^k   Lecocq, J ^h   Soet, M ^c   Steward, H J ^f   Vandervaere, J P ^h   Vauclin, M ^h   more..

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Inst Natl de Rech Agronomiques   (France)

^e Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g Institut des Radio Isotopes   (Niger)

^h LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j Inst Natl Rech Agronom Niger   (Niger)

^k Laboratorie d'Etud Rech T   (France)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA TIGRIS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOILS;

HYDROLOGICAL AND ATMOSPHERIC PILOT EXPERIMENT (HAPEX); PROFILE SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE SOIL WATER CONTENT;

HYDROLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARE SOIL; HAPEX-SAHEL; ROOT ACTIVITY; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

EID: 0030615668     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03161-7     Document Type: Article

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