Analysis of soil moisture condition under different land uses in the arid region of Horqin sandy land, northern China

Land use plays an important role in controlling spatial and temporal variations of soil moisture by influencing infiltration rates, runoff and evapotranspiration, which is important to crop growth and vegetation restoration in semiarid environments, such as Horqin sandy land in north China. However,...

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Main Authors: C. Y. Niu, A. Musa, Y. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:http://www.solid-earth.net/6/1157/2015/se-6-1157-2015.pdf