Resolving structural influences on water-retention properties of alluvial deposits

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 706-719

  Winfield, Kari A ^a   Nimmo, John R ^a   Izbicki, John A ^b   Martin, Peter M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BULK DENSITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547881466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0088     Document Type: Article

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