Intersecting-surfaces approach to soil structure

International Agrophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-118

  Chertkov, V Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Grains; Pores; Surface and volume like objects

Indexed keywords

SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 19344378884     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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