SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND FRACTAL DIMENSION FOR SOIL WATER CONTENT AND BULK DENSITY
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    Spatial variability and fractal dimension of soil water and bulk density were studied in a soil grown with winter wheat. The area of each plot was 7.5m×7.5m. The measured grid unit was 0.5m×0.5m. Two methods, soil sampling and time domain reflectometry, were employed to determine the gravimetric (θg) and volumetric (θv) water contents. Soil bulk density (ρ) was calculated from θv/θg.The data were analyzed with both traditional and geographical statistical methods. Some difficulties were met with the traditional statistical technique. Combined with fractal theory, the fractal dimensions of θv,θg and ρ were determined, being 1.58-1.75, 1.67-1.75, 1.77-1.83 respectively. Our results suggested that the soil was not a medium with theoretical fractal phenomenon, and the fractal features only existed in the range of specific space.

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Gong Yuan-shi, Liao Chao-zi, Li Bao-guo. SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND FRACTAL DIMENSION FOR SOIL WATER CONTENT AND BULK DENSITY[J]. Acta Pedologica Sinica,1998,35(1):10-15.

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  • Received:February 17,1996
  • Revised:May 18,1997
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