Mapping material distribution in a heterogeneous sand tank by image analysis

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1508-1514

  Gimmi, Thomas ^a,b   Ursino, Nadia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MAPPING MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION; SAND TANKS; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT;

SAND;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAPPING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 4544271692     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1508     Document Type: Article

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