Effect of a hydrophobic layer on the upward movement of water under surface-freezing conditions

Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 297-305

  Gieselman, Heath ^a   Heitman, Joshua L ^b   Horton, Robert ^c  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen soil; Hydrophobic soil; Ice formation; Soil heat transfer; Soil water flow

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREEZING; FROZEN GROUND; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAVE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICE; LABORATORY METHOD; WATER FLOW; WATER TABLE;

EID: 44649159974     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e31816d1e75     Document Type: Article

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