Impact of natural clay deposits on water movement in calcareous sandy soil

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Al Omran, A M ^a   Choudhary, M I ^a   Shalaby, A A ^a   Mursi, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Available water; Bentonite; Cumulative infiltration; Wetting front

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CLAY; INFILTRATION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL WATER; WETTING FRONT;

EID: 0036210056     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/153249802317304477     Document Type: Article

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