A high-resolution system for the quantification of preferential flow in undisturbed soil using observations of tracers

Geoderma

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 133-143

  Morris, C ^a   Mooney, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dye tracer; Image analysis; Macropores; Preferential flow; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRACER;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL COLUMN; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRACER;

EID: 0347031577     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00189-7     Document Type: Article

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