Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes

S Doetterl, AA Berhe, E Nadeu, Z Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
The role of soil erosion in terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration and release remains one of
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …

Laser diffractometry in the measurements of soil and sediment particle size distribution

A Bieganowski, M Ryżak, A Sochan, G Barna… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The laser diffraction method (LDM) is a relatively new technique that is increasingly used in
measurements of the particle size distribution (PSD) of soil and sediments. It has significant …

Past, present & future of information technology in pedometrics

DG Rossiter - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
Although pedometric approaches were taken as early as 1925, the post-WWII development
of information technology radically transformed the possibilities for applying mathematical …

[HTML][HTML] Size-and concentration-dependent effects of microplastics on soil aggregate formation and properties

Z Fang, JB Sallach, ME Hodson - Journal of hazardous materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastics fragment and threaten soil ecosystems. Degradation of soil structure is one of the
risks. Despite this, data on impacts of different sized microplastics (MPs) on soil aggregates …

Inorganic fertilization effects on the structure of a calcareous silt loam soil

H Zhou, H Fang, C Hu, SJ Mooney, W Dong… - Agronomy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Long‐term inorganic fertilization decreased aggregate stability. Long‐term
inorganic fertilization decreased soil macroporosity. Long‐term inorganic fertilization did not …

[HTML][HTML] Soil aggregate stability index independent from pre-stress aggregate size distribution: A test from soils affected by the water level fluctuation in the Three …

G Nsabimana, Y Bao, X He, J de Dieu Nambajimana - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil aggregate stability measurement is essential to determine soil health status under
various conditions. The Mean Weight Diameter (MWD) is the most applied index to express …

Laser diffraction analysis of aggregate stability and disintegration in forest and grassland soils of northern Minnesota, USA

CS Kasmerchak, JA Mason, M Liang - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
A method for characterizing aggregate stability with repeated laser diffraction measurements
was tested on soils spanning the prairie-forest ecotone in northern Minnesota, USA. These …

Soil wind erosion in ecological olive trees in the Tabernas desert (southeastern Spain): a wind tunnel experiment

C Asensio, FJ Lozano, P Gallardo, A Giménez - Solid Earth, 2016 - se.copernicus.org
Wind erosion is a key component of the soil degradation processes. The purpose of this
study is to find out the influence of material loss from wind on soil properties for different soil …

An improved method for determination of aggregate stability using laser diffraction

A Bieganowski, T Zaleski, B Kajdas… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soil aggregate water stability is very important from both scientific and practical points of
view. This stability is a critical factor in a soil's susceptibility to water erosion and, in turn …

Laser-scanner used in a wind tunnel to quantify soil erosion

C Asensio, J Weber, FJ Lozano… - International Agrophysics, 2019 - agro.icm.edu.pl
A methodology was developed in order to estimate wind erosion by comparing the
differences in soil loss with a 3D laser scanner inside a wind tunnel, to relate the change in …