Controls on patterns of soil moisture in arid and semi-arid systems

Dryland Ecohydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 109-127

  Grayson, Rodger B ^a   Western, Andrew W ^a   Walker, Jeffrey P ^a   Kandel, Durga G ^a   Costelloe, Justin F ^a   Wilson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84920026254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4260-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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