Surfactant and irrigation effects on wettable soils: Runoff, erosion, and water retention responses

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 766-777

  Lehrsch, G A ^a   Sojka, R E ^a   Reed, J L ^a   Henderson, R A ^b   Kostka, S J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Natural Resources Program   (United States)

^c Aquatrols Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Available water; Hydrological response; Infiltration; Overland flow; Sediment loss; Soil loss; Soil water relations; Water content; Water potential; Water repellent soil

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OVERLAND FLOW; SEDIMENT LOSS; SOIL LOSS; SOIL WATER RELATIONS; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER REPELLENT SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BLENDING; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CONTACT ANGLE; EROSION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATERPROOFING;

WATER CONTENT;

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF; SILTY LOAM; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; SURFACTANT; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION; WELL WATER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; QUINCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951617594     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7866     Document Type: Article

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