Wavelet-based multifractal analysis of field scale variability in soil water retention

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Zeleke, Takele B ^a   Si, Bing C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; ORGANIC CARBON; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FRACTALS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

BULK DENSITY; FIELD METHOD; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION; WAVELET;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; SMEATON;

EID: 36649034506     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR004957     Document Type: Article

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