Spatial variability of soil particle size distribution and fractal features in water-wind erosion crisscross region on the Loess Plateau of China

Soil Science

Volumn 175, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 579-585

  Wang, Youqi ^a   Shao, Mingan ^a   Gao, Lei ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fractal dimension; soil particle size distribution; Spatial variability; water wind erosion crisscross region

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER EROSION; WIND EROSION;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 78650874236     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3181fda413     Document Type: Article

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