Predicting the gas diffusion coefficient in undisturbed soil from soil water characteristics

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 94-100

  Moldrup, P ^a   Olesen, T ^a   Schjonning P ^b   Yamaguchi, T ^c   Rolston, D E ^d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GAS FLOW; MODEL; POLLUTED SOIL; POROSITY; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; URBAN SOIL;

DIFFUSION; PREDICTION; SOIL GAS; SOIL WATER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 0034022374     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.64194x     Document Type: Article

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