A review on recent developments in soil water retention theory: Interfacial tension and temperature effects

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 468-478

  Bachmann, Jörg ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Rienk R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Contact angle; Interfacial tension; Temperature; Water adsorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142010401     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200208)165:4<468::AID-JPLN468>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Conference Paper

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