A suitability evaluation of selected impregnants for in situ preparation of structural images of milled peat

Geoderma

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 241-249

  Mooney, S J ^a   Holden, N M ^a   Collins, J F ^a   Ward, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Macroporosity; Micromorphology; Peat; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

IMAGE; IN SITU PREPARATION; MILLED PEAT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0031938195     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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