Soil-water behaviour of sandy soils under semi-arid conditions in the Duero basin (Spain)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 501-519

  Ceballos, Antonio ^a   Martínez Fernández, José ^a   Santos, Fernando ^a   Alonso, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Duero basin (Spain); Field capacity; Infiltration; Sandy soils; Soil moisture; Soil water availability

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER;

DUERO RIVER BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0036701420     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)90973-0     Document Type: Article

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