Soil water repellency: Its causes, characteristics and hydro-geomorphological significance

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 33-65

  Doerr, S H ^a   Shakesby, R A ^a   Walsh, R P D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Soil erosion; Soil hydrology; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0033807118     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(00)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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