Characterizing scale-dependent spatial relationships between soil properties using multifractal techniques

Geoderma

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 440-452

  Zeleke, Takele B ^a   Si, Bing C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Joint multifractals; Scale; Soil water storage; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FRACTALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SAND; SILT; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WATER ANALYSIS;

JOINT MULTIFRACTALS; SCALE; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL WATER STORAGE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

SOILS;

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 33746336983     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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