Water retention characteristics of soils with double porosity

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-424

  Russell, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL POROSITY; PERMEABILITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 77954249977     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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