Temporal Stability of Soil Moisture in a Large-Field Experiment in Spain

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1647-1656

  Martínez Fernández, José ^a   Ceballos, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TEMPORAL STABILITY;

SOILS;

MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

DUERO RIVER BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0242507503     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.1647     Document Type: Article

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