Comparison of two techniques to develop pedotransfer functions for water retention

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1085-1092

  Tomasella, J ^a   Pachepsky, Ya ^b   Crestana, S ^c   Rawls, W J ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b Animal Waste Pathogen Laboratory   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d Remote Sensing and Modeling Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; SOILS; WATER;

PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS (PTF);

SOIL TESTING;

PERFORMANCE; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; WATER CONTENT;

METHODOLOGY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0042631025     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1085     Document Type: Article

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