Evaporation process in soil surface containing calcic nodules on the northern loess Plateau of China by simulated experiments

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 866-871

  Zhu, Yuanjun ^a   Shao, Ming'an ^a   Shao, Hongbo ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcic nodules; Northern Loess Plateau of China; Soil evaporation; Soil surface; Soil water cycle; Water absorption and balance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALCITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PEDOGENESIS; REDUCTION; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL SURFACE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 70450030300     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900160     Document Type: Article

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