Use of bulk density profiles from X-radiography to examine structural crust models

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1169-1176

  Bresson, L M ^a   Moran, C J ^b   Assouline, S ^c  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COALESCENCE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SEED; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

SEED-BEDS; SIGMOIDAL FUNCTIONS;

SOILS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BULK DENSITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SOIL CRUST; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 3142700080     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1169     Document Type: Article

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