Distribution and properties of vesicular horizons in the western United States

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1449-1461

  Turk, Judith K ^a   Graham, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN AND RANGE; CHRONOSEQUENCES; DUST MOBILIZATION; MOLLISOLS; NEAR-SURFACE; NORTHERN BASINS; PARENT MATERIALS; SOIL DATABASE; SOIL ORDERS; SOIL TEXTURES; SOIL TYPES; SURFACE HYDROLOGY; TEMPERATURE REGIMES; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

DUST; SOIL SURVEYS; SURFACES;

SOILS;

ARIDOSOL; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DATABASE; MOBILIZATION; MOLLISOL; POROSITY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155172778     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0445     Document Type: Article

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