Hydraulic conductivity as influenced by stoniness in degraded drylands of chile

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 471-484

  Verbist, K ^a,b   Baetens, J ^a   Cornells, W M ^a   Gabriels, D ^a   Torres, C ^c   Soto, G ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Centro Del Agua Para Zonas Aridas y Semiáridas de América Latina y El Caribe CAZALAC   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL SURVEYS; WATERSHEDS;

INFILTRATION MEASUREMENT; INFILTRATION RATE; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; ROCK FRAGMENT CONTENTS; SATURATED CONDITIONS; TENSION INFILTROMETERS; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

INFILTRATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROSITY; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATERSHED;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 62549097756     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0066     Document Type: Article

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