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Experimental Measurements of Soil-Moisture Hysteresis and Entrapped Air

Cary, J.W. (1967) Experimental Measurements of Soil-Moisture Hysteresis and Entrapped Air. Soil Science. 104(3):174-180.

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Abstract

A moisture-release curve may be determined
by removing, stepwise, increments of water
and measuring the steady-state soil-moisture
suction that develops. A soil-moisture-adsorption
curve may be determined in the same
way, except that increments of water are allowed
to enter the sample. The failure of these
two curves to coincide is commonly known
as soil-moisture hysteresis (see, for example,
figs. 3 to 6).

Item Type: Article
NWISRL Publication Number: 0075
Subjects: Research methodology
Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User: Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2010 21:53
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2017 22:27
Item ID: 568
URI: https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/568