Water-repellent soil and its relationship to granularity, surface roughness and hydrophobicity: A materials science view

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-452

  McHale, G ^a   Newton, M I ^a   Shirtcliffe, N J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL WATER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 28244465669     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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