A morphological approach to understanding preferential flow using image analysis with dye tracers and X-ray Computed Tomography

Catena

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-211

  Mooney, Sacha J ^a   Morris, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dye tracer; Image analysis; Macropores; Preferential flow; Solute transport; X ray Computed Tomography

Indexed keywords

DYE TRACER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MACROPORE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 41449086788     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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