A model for simulating rock-water interactions in a weathering profile subjected to frequent alternations of wetting and drying

Catena

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 225-243

  Alsaaran, Nasser ^a   Olyphant, Greg A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Chemical weathering; Clay minerals; Digital simulation; Soil profiles; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

MODEL; PEDOGENESIS; WEATHERING PROFILE; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 0031597635     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(98)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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