Effect of soil compaction on hydraulic properties of two loess soils in China

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Zhang, Shulan ^a,b   Grip, Harald ^b   Lövdahl, Lars ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compaction levels; Hydraulic conductivity; Loess Plateau of China; Soil water retention

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SILT; WATER RESOURCES;

COMPACTION LEVELS; LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINA; SOIL WATER RETENTION; WATER TENSIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

COMPACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LOESS; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 33746902023     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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