Quantification of 3-D soil macropore networks in different soil types and land uses using computed tomography

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 53-64

  Luo, Lifang ^a,b   Lin, Henry ^c   Li, Shuangcai ^d  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Connectivity; Land use; Macropore; Macropore flow; Pore network characterization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVITY; MACRO PORES; MACROPORE FLOW; PORE NETWORKS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CROPS; HYDRAULICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LAND USE;

AIRFLOW; CONNECTIVITY; FLOW PATTERN; LAND USE; MACROPORE; PASTURE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RECONSTRUCTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SUBSOIL; SURFACE AREA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957749491     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.031     Document Type: Article

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