Multistep outflow experiments to derive a soil hydraulic database for forest soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 792-806

  Puhlmann, H ^a   Von Wilpert, K ^a   Lukes, M ^a   Droge W ^b  

^a Forest Research Institute   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST SOIL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; RETENTION; SOIL SURVEY; SOIL WATER; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 70349220036     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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