Regional simulation of fall and spring soil moisture in Alberta

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 431-442

  Akinremi, O O ^a   McGinn, S M ^a   Howard, A E ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian prairies; Modelling; Regional estimates; Soil moisture; Water capacity

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; PRAIRIE SOIL; RAINFALL SIMULATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 0030733168     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-010     Document Type: Article

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