Effects of relative humidity on the water repellency of fire-affected soils

Catena

Volumn 138, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-76

  Jimenez Pinilla P ^a,b   Doerr, S H ^c   Ahn, S ^c   Lozano, E ^a,b   Mataix Solera, J ^a,b   Jordan A ^b   Zavala, L M ^b   Arcenegui, V ^a,b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Forest soils; Hydrophobicity; Mediterranean calcareous soils; Pre heated temperatures; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CONIFEROUS TREE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST SOIL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; PENETRATION TEST; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REPELLENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84947969401     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.11.012     Document Type: Article

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