Modeling the effects of diffusion limitations on nitrogen-15 isotope dilution experiments with soil aggregates

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1868-1877

  Cliff, John B ^a   Bottomley, Peter J ^a   Haggerty, Roy ^a   Myrold, David D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATES; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION;

DILUTION METHODOLOGIES;

SOIL TESTING;

DIFFUSION; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SOIL AGGREGATE;

EID: 0036853099     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.1868     Document Type: Article

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