Inherent factors limiting the use of laser diffraction for determining particle size distributions of soil and related samples

Geoderma

Volumn 193-194, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-28

  Kowalenko, C G ^a   Babuin, D ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser diffraction; Particle size analysis; Texture

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC CHANGES; LARGE PARTICLES; LASER DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENTS; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; LASER LIGHTS; PARTICLE ANALYSIS; SILTY CLAY; SIZE FRACTION; SMALL PARTICLES; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

DIFFRACTION; INSTRUMENTS; LASERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; TEXTURES;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; DIFFRACTION; FRACTIONATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SATURATION; SEDIMENTATION; SILTY CLAY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84869102968     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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