Gaseous tracer technique for estimating air-water interfacial areas and interface mobility

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1554-1560

  Kim, Heonki ^a   Rao, P Suresh C ^b   Annable, Michael D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; PARAFFINS; PHASE INTERFACES; SORPTION; WATER;

CHLOROFORM; DECANE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; WATER-PARTITIONING TRACERS;

SAND;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; TRACER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0033507655     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361554x     Document Type: Article

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