Spatiotemporal variation of soil moisture and its relation to environmental factors

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-107

  Qiu, Yang ^a   Fu, Bo Jie ^a,b   Wang, Jun ^a,c   Zhang, Xi Lai ^d   Meng, Qing Hua ^e  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center   (China)

^e State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Soil moisture; Spatiotemporal relationships; Spatiotemporal variation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 33847796601     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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