Millimeter-scale spatial variability in soil water sorptivity: Scale, surface elevation, and subcritical repellency effects

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 352-358

  Hallett, P D ^a   Nunan, N ^a   Douglas, J T ^b   Young, I M ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; INFILTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SORPTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

WATER INFILTRATION; WATER SORPTIVITY;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

ELEVATION; INFILTRATION; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; SORPTION;

ELEVATION; INFILTRATION; REPELLENT; SOIL WATER; SORPTION;

EID: 1542321121     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.3520     Document Type: Article

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