Porosity

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 4: Physical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 241-254

  Flint, Lorraine E ^a   Flint, Alan L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Gas pycnometry; Gravimetric method; Mercury porosimetry; Particle density; Soil pore size distribution; Standard water desorption method; Total porosity measurement; Visualization technique; Volumetric method

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125346537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.4.c11     Document Type: Chapter

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