Multistep outflow experiments to determine soil physical and carbon dioxide production parameters

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 772-782

  Weihermuller L ^a   Huisman, J A ^a   Graf, A ^a   Herbst, M ^a   Sequaris, J M ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

BIO, Biomass; DPM, Decomposable plant material; HUM, Humic organic matter; MSO, Multistep outflow; RPM, Resistant plant material; SCE UA, Shuffled complex evolution University of Arizona; SSR, Sum of squared residuals; WFPS, Water filled pore space; WRCP, Water reduction control parameters; WSSR, Weighted sum of squared residuals

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION; OUTFLOW; PORE SPACE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 70349336751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2008.0041     Document Type: Article

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