Assessment of physical and hydrological properties of biological soil crusts using X-ray microtomography and modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 397, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Menon, M ^a   Yuan, Q ^a   Jia, X ^a   Dougill, A J ^a   Hoon, S R ^b   Thomas, A D ^b   Williams, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological crusts; Kalahari soils; Lattice Boltzmann; Porosity; Superficial velocity; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CRUSTS; KALAHARI; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

AGGLOMERATION; DROP FORMATION; HYDRAULICS; MODELS; POROSITY; X RAYS;

SOILS;

CYANOBACTERIUM; DISTURBANCE; FLOW MODELING; INFILTRATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PORE SPACE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL WATER; SURFACE LAYER; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER FLOW;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DESERT;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78650712373     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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