RILL EROSION ON AN OXISOL INFLUENCED BY A THIN COMPACTED LAYER

Rill erosion on an oxisol influenced by a thin compacted layer

The presence of compacted layers in soils can induce subprocesses (e.g., discontinuity of water flow) and induces soil erosion and rill development.This study assesses how rill erosion in Oxisols is affected by a plow pan.The study shows that changes in hydraulic properties occur when the topsoil is eroded because the compacted layer lies close bel

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Importance of the layered structure of leaves on the determination of their scattering and absorption properties

The influence of the layered structure of plant leaves on the optical properties obtained with a homogeneous theoretical model was investigated.To this aim, silicone phantoms with different optical properties modeling synthetic leaf layers were fabricated to study a two-layer model of the leaf.The optical properties were determined with spectrally

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