Application of fuzzy sets in soil science: Fuzzy logic, fuzzy measurements and fuzzy decisions

Geoderma

Volumn 77, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 85-113

  McBratney, Alex B ^a   Odeh, Inakwu O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy numbers; Fuzzy set theory; Geographical information systems; Geostatistics; Soil science

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SET THEORY; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; SOIL MAP; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SCIENCE;

EID: 0030616390     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00017-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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