Modeling three-dimensional microstructure in heterogeneous media

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1807-1812

  Blair, J M ^a   Falconer, R E ^a   Milne, A C ^a   Young, I M ^a   Crawford, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

DATA SET; SOIL STRUCTURE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOIL SURVEYS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODEL VALIDATION; POROSITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL STRUCTURE; THIN SECTION; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 36448978534     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0113     Document Type: Article

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