A new approach for determining effective soil hydraulic functions

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 547-556

  Vogel, H J ^a,b   Roth, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PORE SPACE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032436701     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.4940547.x     Document Type: Article

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