Sentence examples for coarse soils from inspiring English sources

Small variations of weight within experimental error and the fundamental limit may result in significant variations of SA, close to the same order of magnitude for coarse soils.

Water in coarse soils is acted upon only by gravitational forces, and therefore it travels easily through the soil profile and is readily extracted by tree roots (Hacke et al. [2000]).

It is common for coarse soils to have a discrepancy between the measured SA, say inferred from adsorption of gases, and the calculated geometric area of up to two orders of magnitude.

It is therefore concluded that heavy fertilizer consumption, highly coarse soils, high irrigation rates and well-developed sprinkler irrigation network are some factors responsible for NO3− leaching to groundwater of the studied areas alongside the infiltration of wastewater from sanitation facilities into groundwater.

When the particles feel coarse, soils are sandy, while soils that feel finer consist of clay particles.

Soil conditions are conducive to pesticides reaching the water table and contaminating groundwater (water table < 1 m, unconfined aquifer, coarse soils with low clay content) [ 18].

Before pupation the larvae leave the water to form cells in damp, coarse soil beneath stones or debris.

What makes Jack's lapidary refinement and his encyclopedic savoir-faire so funny (and, let's face it, he makes Don Draper look like a used-car salesman) is that it blooms in such coarse soil -- a corporate culture more suited to crusty vulgarians like Jack's mentor hero, Don Geiss.

The straw checkerboard increased the silt and clay content, thereby changing coarse soil texture to fine.

For instance, coarse soil particles are usually advantageous for preventing the settlement of an embankment compared to fine soil particles.

Therefore, the pulsed air flushing mode was applied with coarse soil contaminated with 25 and 50 wt% waste lubricant oils in presence of 3 wt% nonionic surfactant.