Seasonal dynamics of soil-water pressure in a cracking clay soil

Catena

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-263

  Bradley, Chris ^a   Mosugu, Mary ^a   Gerrard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bypass flow; Cracking clay soil; Preferential flow; Soil macropores; Soil water pressure; Tensiometers

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; CRACKING; MACROPORE; PERCOLATION; PORE PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER;

EID: 33847324563     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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