Particle-size distribution in soils: A critical study of the fractal model validation

Geoderma

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 327-334

  Filgueira, Roberto R ^a   Fournier, Lidia L ^a   Cerisola, Cecilia I ^a   Gelati, Pablo ^a   García, Mirta G ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FRACTALS; FUNCTIONS; HYDROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WATER;

BOUYOUCOS HYDROMETER; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSD); POWER-LAW FUNCTION; SOIL PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION;

SOILS;

PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746368054     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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