Quantification of soil shrinkage in 2D by digital image processing of soil surface

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 173-180

  Peng, X ^a   Horn, R ^a   Peth, S ^a   Smucker, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometry factor; Image analysis; Scion imaging; Soil cracks; Soil shrinkage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHRINKAGE; SOIL SURVEYS;

GEOMETRY FACTOR; SCION IMAGING; SOIL CRACKS; SOIL SHRINKAGE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DIGITAL IMAGE; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; SHRINKAGE; SOFTWARE; SOIL; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL SURFACE; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 33749131982     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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