Fractal analysis of soil water hysteresis as influenced by sewage sludge application

Geoderma

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 386-401

  Ojeda, G ^a   Perfect, E ^b   Alcaniz J M ^a   Ortiz, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FRACTALS; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WETTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); LOAM SOIL (UDIC CALCIUSTEPT); LOAMY SAND SOIL (TYPIC HAPLUSTALF); SOIL WATER;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BULK DENSITY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYSTERESIS; SLUDGE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33746666587     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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