“Covering Effects” under Diurnal Temperature Variations in Arid and Semiarid Areas

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Soil type</td><td class="align_center">d<sub>60</sub> (mm)</td><td class="align_center">d<sub>30</sub> (mm)</td><td class="align_center">d<sub>10</sub> (mm)</td><td class="align_center">C<sub>u</sub></td><td class="align_center">C<sub>c</sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Loess</td><td class="align_center">0.59</td><td class="align_center">0.09</td><td class="align_center">0.012</td><td class="align_center">49.17</td><td class="align_center">1.14</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sands</td><td class="align_center">0.17</td><td class="align_center">0.12</td><td class="align_center">0.082</td><td class="align_center">2.07</td><td class="align_center">1.03</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The coefficients of uniformity (C<sub>u</sub>) and curvature (C<sub>c</sub>) for the tested soils.</div>

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Table 2: “Covering Effects” under Diurnal Temperature Variations in Arid and Semiarid Areas 