Characterization of particle-size distribution in soils with a fragmentation model

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 782-788

  Bittelli, Marco ^a   Campbell, Gaylon S ^a   Flury, Markus ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FRAGMENTATION; POWER LAW EXPONENT;

SOILS;

MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0032829833     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.634782x     Document Type: Article

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