Diurnal soil temperature fluctuations for different erosion classes of an oxisol at Mlingano, Tanzania

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Tenge, A J ^a   Kaihura, F B S ^a   Lal, R ^b   Singh, B R ^c  

^a National Soil Service   (Tanzania)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accelerated soil erosion; East Africa; Heat capacity; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

OXISOL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0032477357     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00171-8     Document Type: Article

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