Use of spatial prediction techniques and fuzzy classification for mapping soil pollutants

Geoderma

Volumn 77, Issue 2-4, 1997, Pages 243-262

  Franssen, H J W M Hendricks ^a,b   Van Eijnsbergen, A C ^a   Stein, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fuzzy classification; Heavy metals; Kriging; Map impurity; Soil pollution; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SET THEORY; HEAVY METAL; KRIGING; MAPPING; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030616396     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00024-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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