Critical evaluation of particle size distribution models using soil data obtained with a Laser diffraction method

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Weipeng, Wang ^a,b   Jianli, Liu ^a   Bingzi, Zhao ^a   Jiabao, Zhang ^a   Xiaopeng, Li ^a   Yifan, Yan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LASER DIFFRACTION; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL; SOIL TEXTURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

SOIL;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL;

EID: 84957812520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125048     Document Type: Article

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