Potential role of feldspathic sandstone as a natural water retaining agent in Mu Us Sandy Land, Northwest China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 550-555

  Han, Jichang ^a,b,c   Xie, Jiancang ^c   Zhang, Yang ^a,b,c  

^a Shaanxi Province/Shaanxi Estate Development Service Corporation   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

^c SHAANXI PROVINCIAL LAND CONSOLIDATION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Feldspathic sandstone; Mu Us Sandy Land; Sandy land soil; Soil saturatd hydraulic conductivity; Water retaining agent

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SANDY SOIL; SATURATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER RETENTION;

CHINA; ORDOS;

EID: 84871528736     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: 1993064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-012-0562-9     Document Type: Article

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