Hydraulic conductivity dynamics during salt leaching of a sodic, structured subsoil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1563-1574

  Callaghan, Michael V ^a   Cey, Edwin E ^a   Bentley, Laurence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; SALTS;

DEGREE OF SENSITIVITY; DEGREE OF SWELLING; DIFFUSE DOUBLE LAYERS; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED; LOW PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL RESTRICTION; SALINITY LEVELS; STRUCTURED SOIL;

SOILS;

DISPERSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SALT; SMECTITE; SODICITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBSOIL;

EID: 84907483057     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.03.0106     Document Type: Article

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