Use of a lognormal distribution model for estimating soil water retention curves from particle-size distribution data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 323, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Hwang, Sang Il ^a   Choi, Sang Il ^b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lognormal distribution model; Particle size distribution; Soil texture; Void size distribution; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SORPTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER;

LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION MODEL; SOIL TEXTURES; VOID-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER RETENTION CURVES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEYS; SORPTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER;

PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 33747422018     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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