Bimodal zone of the soil textural triangle: Common in tropical and subtropical regions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-40

  De Condappa, Devaraj ^a,b   Galle, Sylvie ^a,c   Dewandel, Benoit ^d   Haverkamp, Randel ^a,c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

MONOMODAL; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEYS; WATERSHEDS;

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOGENESIS; SILT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION; WATER RETENTION;

AFRICA; ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; BENELUX; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIA; MAHESHWARAM; NETHERLANDS; OUEME; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38349123874     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0343     Document Type: Article

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