@article{fdi:010063540,
  title = {{P}hysics of the soil medium organization part 2 : pedostructure characterization through measurement and modeling of the soil moisture characteristic curves},
  author = {{A}ssi, {A}.{T}. and {A}ccola, {J}. and {H}ovhannissian, {G}aghik and {M}ohtar, {R}.{H}. and {B}raudeau, {E}rik},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ccurate measurement of the two soil moisture characteristic curves, namely, water retention curve ({WRC}) and soil shrinkage curve ({SSC}) is fundamental for the physical modeling of hydrostructural processes in vadose zone. {T}his paper is the application part following the theory presented in part {I} about physics of soil medium organization. {T}wo native {A}ridisols in the state of {Q}atar named locally {R}odah “rä{\^o}d'ǝ” soil and {S}abkha “săb'kǝ” soil were studied. {T}he paper concluded two main results: the first one is about the importance of having continuous and simultaneous measurement of soil water content, water potential and volume change. {S}uch measurement is imperative for accurate and consistent characterization of each of the two moisture characteristic curves, and consequently the hydrostructural properties of the soil medium. {T}he second is about the simplicity, reliability, strength and uniqueness of identifying the characteristic parameters of the two curves. {T}he results also confirmed the validity of the thermodynamic-based equations of the two characteristic curves presented in part {I}.},
  keywords = {{STRUCTURE} {DU} {SOL} ; {METHODE} {D}'{ANALYSE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {HUMIDITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {RESSUYAGE} ; {AGREGAT} ; {COURBE} {DE} {RETRAIT} ; {THERMODYNAMIQUE} ; {QATAR} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {E}nvironmental {S}cience},
  volume = {2},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 5 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {2296-665{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.3389/fenvs.2014.00005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063540},
}