Deriving point and parametric pedotransfer functions of some gypsiferous soils

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-227

  Homaee, Mehdi ^a   Firouzi, Ahmad Farrokhian ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gypsiferous soils; Pedotransfer functions; Retention curve; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GYPSUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

GYPSIFEROUS SOILS; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS; RETENTION CURVE; VADOSE ZONE;

SOILS;

GYPSUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 43049151490     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07161     Document Type: Article

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