Hydraulic properties and the water-conducting porosity as affected by subsurface compaction using tension infiltrometers

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 822-831

  Schwen, Andreas ^a   Hernandez Ramirez, Guillermo ^b   Lawrence Smith, Erin J ^b   Sinton, Sarah M ^b   Carrick, Sam ^c   Clothier, Brent E ^b   Buchan, Graeme D ^d   Loiskandl, Willibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; COMPACTED SOIL; FLOW PATH; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; INFILTRATION CHARACTERISTIC; MACROPORES; MAIN EFFECT; MESO-PORES; PLANT GROWTH; PORE RADIUS; PORE SPACE; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SILT LOAM SOILS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER MOVEMENT; TENSION INFILTROMETERS; WATER INFILTRATION;

AGRICULTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEEPAGE; SILT; SOIL MOISTURE;

COMPACTION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPACTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; LIGHT EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; SOIL WATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 79954593598     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0257     Document Type: Article

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