The effect of water vapour adsorption on soil moisture content under Mediterranean climatic conditions

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-168

  Kosmas, C ^a   Danalatos, N G ^b   Poesen, J ^c   Van Wesemael, B ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rock fragments; Semi arid climate; Soil moisture; Water vapour adsorption

Indexed keywords

SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; WATER VAPOUR;

GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 0032029871     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(97)00050-4     Document Type: Article

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