| Abstract: | Samples were collected from major strata in the upper 5 m of an alluvial soil profile in the Amargosa Desert of southern Nevada to compare rubber-balloon and drive-core bulk-density measurement methods. Outside the range of fine-soil texture, where soil consistency was either very loose or very hard, the core method appeared to sample inaccurately, resulting in bulk-density values less than those determined by the balloon method. Under the severe sampling conditions encountered, large decreases in the relative accuracy of the core method were not directly related to rock-fragment content, but were related to extremes in the cohesiveness of the strata sampled. -from Author |
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| Citation Author: | Andraski, B. J. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Soil Science Society of America Journal |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Balloon and core sampling for determining bulk density of alluvial desert soil; 1991; Article; Journal; Soil Science Society of America Journal; Andraski, B. J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1188 |
| Citation Volume: | 55 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | Balloon and core sampling for determining bulk density of alluvial desert soil; 1991; Article; Journal; Soil Science Society of America Journal; Andraski, B. J. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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