Gamma-ray beam attenuation to assess the influence of soil texture on structure deformation

Nukleonika

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-129

  Pires, Luiz F ^a   Bacchi, Osny O S ^a   Dias, Nivea M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Applied nuclear physics; Gamma ray attenuation; Soil physical properties; Soil porosity; Soil sampling; Soil structure deformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744911612     PISSN: 00295922     EISSN: 15085791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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