Markov-chain simulation of soil textural profiles

Geoderma

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-53

  Li, Weidong ^a   Li, Baoguo ^b   Shi, Yuanchun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Regional scale; Soil textural profiles; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LAYERED MEDIUM; MARKOV CHAIN; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0033568784     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(99)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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