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Quantification of freeze–thaw related structure in cultivated topsoils using X-ray computer tomography
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Taina et al. as discussed by the authors used X-ray computed tomography (CT) for the analysis of microstructural features formed under the influence of annual freeze-thaw processes in an agricultural Orthic Gray Brown Luvisol.Citations
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Long-term impact of tillage and crop rotation on soil health at four temperate agroecosystems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the impact of tillage systems and crop rotations on 15 soil attributes and developed the new Ontario Soil Health Assessment (OSHA) overall score.
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Soil structure changes induced by tillage systems
Luiz F. Pires,Jaqueline A.R. Borges,Jadir Aparecido Rosa,Miguel Cooper,Richard J. Heck,Sabrina Passoni,Waldir L. Roque +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed analysis of changes in the soil structure induced by conventional (CT) and no-tillage (NT) systems was carried out for three different soil depths (0-10, 10-20 and 20-30 cm).
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Climate-induced changes in continental-scale soil macroporosity may intensify water cycle
Daniel R. Hirmas,Daniel Giménez,Attila Nemes,Ruth Kerry,Nathaniel A. Brunsell,Cassandra J. Wilson +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that drier climates induce the formation of greater soil macroporosity than do more humid ones, and that climate-induced changes occur over shorter timescales than have previously been considered—probably years to decades.
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Three-dimensional distribution of water and air in soil pores : comparison of two-phase two-relaxation-times lattice-Boltzmann and morphological model outputs with synchrotron X-ray computed tomography data
Valérie Pot,Stephan Peth,Olivier Monga,Laure Vogel,Alain Genty,Patricia Garnier,Laure Vieublé-Gonod,M. Ogurreck,Felix Beckmann,Philippe C. Baveye,Philippe C. Baveye +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the performance of two models, a two-phase lattice Boltzmann model and a morphological model (MOSAIC), on real data obtained on soil material.
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Long-term effects of grass-clover leys on the structure of a silt loam soil in a cold climate
TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of grass/clover leys on soil structure in the topsoil and upper subsoil of a silt loam in a long-term field trial established in 1956 in northern Sweden found no individuals of deep-burrowing earthworm species were found at the site, while previous observations showed only shallow rooting.
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Guidelines for analysis and description of soil and regolith thin sections
TL;DR: In this paper, a multilingual translation of the terminology of Bullock et al. was proposed, with the help of colleagues of different countries, and for alteration patterns, a translation was proposed by Stoops et al., with the assistance of colleagues from different countries.
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Soil structure and the effect of management practices
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of management practices on the soil environment was evaluated by characterizing porosity using a combination of mercury intrusion porosimetry, image analysis and micromorphological observations.
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Applications of X-ray computed tomography in the geosciences
TL;DR: X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a technique that allows non-destructive imaging and quantification of internal features of objects as mentioned in this paper, which can be used for the study of porosity, the relative distribution of contrasting solid phases and the penetration of injected solutions.
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Quantifying preferential flow in soils: A review of different techniques
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of laboratory and field techniques, such as breakthrough curves, dye tracing, and scanning techniques, for evaluating preferential flow (PF) in soil at different scales.