Soil moisture potential and water content in the unsaturated zone within the arid Ejina Oasis in Northwest China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 831-839

  Zhou, X ^a   Wan, L ^a   Fang, B ^a   Cao, W B ^a   Wu, S J ^a   Hu, F S ^a   Feng, W D ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arid environment; NW China; Oasis; Soil moisture potential; Unsaturated zone; Water content; Zero flux plane

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MOISTURE; SOILS; VEGETATION;

UNSATURATED ZONES; WATER CONTENT; ZERO FLUX PLANES (ZFP);

WATER RESOURCES;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; OASIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER CONTENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN; WORLD;

EID: 8744299593     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1068-2     Document Type: Article

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