Effect of freeze-drying on soil aggregate stability

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2111-2121

  Dagesse, Daryl ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; BARE SOIL SURFACE; CLAY CONTENT; CLEAR SKY; CONTENT DISTRIBUTION; FREEZE-THAW; FREEZING AND THAWING; FREEZING PROCESS; ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH; LIQUID WATER; LOW HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NET EFFECT; PORE SPACE; PORE WATERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL FREEZING; SOIL STRUCTURE;

AGGREGATES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DRYING; FREEZING; FROZEN SOILS; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILITY; SUBLIMATION; THAWING; WATER CONTENT;

AGGLOMERATION;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; BARE SOIL; CLEAR SKY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMIDITY; ICE CRYSTAL; METEOROLOGY; PORE SPACE; POREWATER; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUBLIMATION; THAWING;

EID: 83055164447     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0287     Document Type: Article

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