Development of soil morphological descriptors to improve field estimation of hydraulic conductivity

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 971-982

  Griffiths, E ^a   Webb, T H ^b   Watt, J P C ^b   Smgleton, P L ^c  

^a 6 Awarua Crescent ^*  (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pedotransfer function; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil survey; Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0032825934     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR98066     Document Type: Article

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