Heterogeneity analysis of particle size distribution for loamy soil based on multifractal theory

Yingyong Jichu yu Gongcheng Kexue Xuebao/Journal of Basic Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-205

  Guan, Xiaoyan ^a   Yang, Peiling ^a   Ren, Shumei ^a   Li, Xianyue ^a   Lv, Ye ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Laser grain size analysis; Multifractal; Soil particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; EQUIVALENT DIAMETERS; HETEROGENEITY; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; LOAMY SOILS; MULTIFRACTAL; MULTIFRACTAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTIFRACTAL PARAMETERS; MULTIFRACTAL SPECTRUM; MULTIFRACTAL THEORIES; SINGULARITY INDICES; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL SAMPLES; SPECTRAL FUNCTIONS;

CLAY MINERALS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; LASER THEORY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 65649135426     PISSN: 10050930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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