Estimating specific surface area and cation exchange capacity in soils using fractal dimension of particle-size distribution

Geoderma

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 588-597

  Ersahin, S ^a   Gunal, H ^a   Kutlu, T ^a   Yetgin, B ^a   Coban, S ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; Particle size distribution; Soil specific surface area; Soil texture; Surface fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; HEAT STORAGE; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POSITIVE IONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WETTING;

FRACTAL SCALING; SOIL SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SOIL TEXTURE; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE FRACTAL DIMENSION; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

CLAY SOIL; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; SANDY LOAM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE AREA;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33751317715     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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