Analysis of soil water dynamics in an agroforestry system based on detailed soil water records from time-domain reflectometry

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-527

  Jackson, N A ^a   Wallace, J S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; SOIL WATER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 0033505587     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-3-517-1999     Document Type: Article

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