A multifractal approach for assessing the structural state of tilled soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-25

  Roisin, Christian J C ^a  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLUME FRACTION;

MULTIFRACTAL APPROACH; SOIL STRENGTH; TILLED SOILS;

SOILS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DATA SET; HETEROGENEITY; INDEX METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE;

EID: 33846833599     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0132     Document Type: Article

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