Hydrologic characterization of desert soils with varying degrees of pedogenesis: 1. field experiments evaluating plant-relevant soil water behavior

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 480-495

  Nimmo, John R ^a   Perkins, Kim S ^a   Schmidt, Kevin M ^a   Miller, David M ^a   Stock, Jonathan D ^a   Singha, Kamini ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANISOTROPY; COLONIZATION; DESERT SOIL; FIELDWORK; HOLOCENE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; PEDOGENESIS; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149102389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0052     Document Type: Article

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