A gas diffusivity model based on air-, solid-, and water-phase resistance in variably saturated soil

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1230-1240

  Thorbjørn, Anne ^a   Moldrup, Per ^a   Blendstrup, Helle ^a   Komatsu, Toshiko ^b   Rolston, Dennis E ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; POROSITY; POWER LAW; SANDY SOIL;

EID: 57349149477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0023     Document Type: Article

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