Prediction of hydraulic conductivity for some Australian soils

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1077-1088

  Paydar, Zahra ^a   Ringrose Voase, Anthony J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity prediction; Pedotransfer functions; Soil hydraulic properties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; RELIABILITY; TEXTURES; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

MACROPORES;

SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344961832     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02120     Document Type: Article

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