Earth's Critical Zone and hydropedology: Concepts, characteristics, and advances

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-45

  Lin, H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; HIERARCHICAL HETEROGENEITY; HOLISTIC FRAMEWORKS; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; SOIL-LANDSCAPE RELATIONSHIPS; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS;

AQUIFERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; SOILS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77949431910     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-25-2010     Document Type: Article

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