Measurement of hydraulic characteristics of porous media used to grow plants in microgravity

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-310

  Steinberg, Susan L ^a   Poritz, Darwin ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AIR TRANSPORT; CERAMIC AGGREGATES; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; WATER TRANSPORT;

POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 15744385711     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0301     Document Type: Article

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