A model for characterizing dry soil aggregate size distribution

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 198; p. 105018
• Main Authors: Guo, Zhongling, Chang, Chunping, Zou, Xueyong, Wang, Rende, Li, Jifeng, Li, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021
• Subjects: aggregate stability; catenas; Dry soil aggregate size distribution; dust; Flat sieve; land use; lognormal distribution; Modeling; Rotary sieve; soil aggregates; soil management; soil texture; Weibull statistics; Wind erosion; aR2; WEQ; STD; D; Max; d0; Modeling; WD; Flat sieve; MLN; dr; P; Rotary sieve; DASD; R; Wind erosion; RWEQ; Dry soil aggregate size distribution; k; RMSE; n; dmax; α; Ave; β; γ; Min; δ; P(d); WEPS; λ; μ; FD

•A new model was proposed for dry soil aggregate size distribution.•The performance of the new model is better than the existed models.•Dry soil aggregate size distribution patterns affect the accuracy of these models.•The choice of screen openings affects dry soil aggregate size distributions.•A pa...