Silty topsoil structure and its dynamics: The fractal approach

Geoderma

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 165-189

  Gomendy, V ^a   Bartoli, F ^a   Burtin, G ^a   Doirisse, M ^a   Philippy, R ^a   Niquet, S ^b   Vivier, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Ctr Interregional Ressources I   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Fractal; Image analysis; Mercury porosimetry; Silty topsoils; Soil structure; Water retention

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SILTY SOIL; TOPSOIL;

EID: 0032941423     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00103-7     Document Type: Article

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