Effects of freezing on aggregate stability of soils differing in texture, mineralogy, and organic matter content

Lehrsch, G.A. and Sojka, R.E. and Carter, D.L. and Jolley, P.M. (1990) Effects of freezing on aggregate stability of soils differing in texture, mineralogy, and organic matter content. pp. 61-69. In: Cooley, K.R. (ed.) Proc. Int. Symp. Frozen soil impacts on agricultural range, and forest lands. USA-WA-Spokane, 1990/03/21-22.

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Abstract

Aggregate stability, a measure of a soil aggregate's resistance to breakdown,
influences many soil physical and hydraulic characteristics, such as surface sealing rate,
infiltration rate, and hydraulic conductivity. Thus, because aggregate stability is so
important, processes that may increase or decrease it should be studied.

Different soils have been observed to respond differently to the freezing process.
Hence, it was hypothesized that soils differing in texture, mineralogy, and organic matter
content would be affected differently. A laboratory experiment was designed to test this
hypothesis.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
NWISRL Publication Number:	0696
Additional Information:	**A.K.A NWISRL PUBLICATION 696a**
Subjects:	Soil > Chemistry Soil Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
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Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:56
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2017 18:07
Item ID:	905
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/905