Assessment of soil structure using X-ray computed tomography

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 215, Issue , 2003, Pages 151-165

  Rogasik, H ^a   Onasch, I ^a   Brunotte, J ^b   Jegou, D ^c   Wendroth, O ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c Univ de Rennes 1 Station Biologique ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0141460822     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.215.01.14     Document Type: Article

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