Two indices of soil structure based on prediction of soil water processes

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-232

  Geeves, G W ^a   Cresswell, H P ^b   Murphy, B W ^a  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

POTENTIAL RUNOFF INDEX (PRI); RICHARDS' EQUATION; RUNOFF RECURRENCE INDEX (RRI); SOIL STRUCTURE AMELIORATION; SOIL WATER INFILTRATION MODEL;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 0031933181     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200010029x     Document Type: Article

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