Pore morphology characteristics of vesicular horizons in undisturbed and disturbed arid soils; Implications for arid land management

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-302

  Yonovitz, M ^a   Drohan, P J ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pores; Surface disturbance; Vesicles; Vesicular horizon

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND SURFACE; PARAMETERIZATION; POROSITY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 69249149213     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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