A modified method for estimating fine and coarse fractal dimensions of soil particle size distributions based on laser diffraction analysis

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 937-948

  Peng, Hongtao ^b,c   Horton, Robert ^d   Lei, Tingwu ^a,c   Dai, Zhenchao ^e   Wang, Xiangping ^f  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e No 2 Hydropower Force of Armed Police ^*  (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Coarse fractal dimension; Fine fractal dimension; Particle size fraction; Soil particle size distribution; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925483073     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-014-1044-8     Document Type: Article

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