Prediction of soil water retention using soil physical data and terrain attributes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 265, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 56-75

  Romano, Nunzio ^a   Palladino, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Pedotransfer function; Terrain analysis; Unsaturated soil; Water retention

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HYDRAULICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

WATER RETENTION;

SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PREDICTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; TERRAIN; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0037199709     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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