The effect of soil aggregate size on pore structure and its consequence on emission of greenhouse gases

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-46

  Mangalassery, S ^a   Sjogersten S ^a   Sparkes, D L ^a   Sturrock, C J ^a   Mooney, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gases; Pore characteristics; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil aggregates; X ray CT

Indexed keywords

PORE CHARACTERISTICS; POROSITY AND PORE SIZE; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY CT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; TEXTURES;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE SIZE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; METHANE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 84879186717     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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