PTFIndicator: An IRENE_DLL-based application to evaluate estimates from pedotransfer functions by integrated indices

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-110

  Fila, G ^a   Donatelli, M ^a   Bellocchi, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Component object model; Dynamic link library; Fuzzy logic; IRENE_DLL; MS Excel; Pedotransfer function; PTFIndicator; Visual Basic for applications

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; FUZZY SETS; SOILS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

COMPONENT OBJECT MODELS; DYNAMMIC LINK LIBRARY; MS EXCEL; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PTFINDICATOR; VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SOFTWARE; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 28444479834     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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