Exploration of the interaction between hydraulic and physicochemical properties of Syrian soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Khlosi, Muhammed ^a   Cornelis, Wim M ^a   Douaik, Ahmed ^b   Hazzouri, Abbas ^c   Habib, Hassan ^d   Gabriels, Donald ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; PEDO-TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL SOIL PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL WATER RETENTION CURVES;

CORRELATION METHODS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TEXTURES;

WATER CONTENT;

CARBONATE; CLIMATIC REGION; EXPLORATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ION EXCHANGE; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84887806203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2012.0209     Document Type: Article

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