An improved technique for taking hydraulic conductivity cores from forest soils

Gerald M. Aubertin

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An improved technique for taking hydraulic conductivity cores from forest soils

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Authors:

Gerald M. Aubertin

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-92. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

Describes a large-diameter, heavy-duty soil sampler that makes it possible to obtain long, relatively undisturbed sample columns from stony, root-filled forest soils. The resultant samples include the roots, root channels, stones, and macro-voids common to forested soils.

Citation

Aubertin, Gerald M. 1969. An improved technique for taking hydraulic conductivity cores from forest soils. Research Note NE-92. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.