Image analysis and fractal geometry to characterize soil desiccation cracks

Geoderma

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-163

  Baer, J U ^a   Kent, T F ^b   Anderson, S H ^c  

^a Yoder Baer and Associates   (United States)

^b MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Claypan soils; Dessication cracking; Fractal dimension; Fractal lacunarity

Indexed keywords

BOX SIZES; CLAYPAN SOIL; CRACK BOUNDARIES; CRACK EDGES; DESICCATION CRACKS; DESSICATION; DESSICATION CRACKING; DIGITIZED IMAGES; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FRACTAL LACUNARITY; IN-SITU; LACUNARITY; MASS FRACTAL DIMENSION; ME-XICO; MOISTURE CONTENTS; NUTRIENT STRESS; PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE; SAMPLING DATES; SILT LOAM; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SURFACES; TEXTURE ANALYSIS;

CRACK DETECTION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAD; LOCATION; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SILT; SURFACE DEFECTS; WATER POLLUTION;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

ALGORITHM; ARGILLITE; COMPACTED SEDIMENT; DESICCATION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DRY MATTER; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCRACK; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHOTOGRAPH; SILT; SOIL CRACKING; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURFACE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70449642212     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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