The use of models to integrate information and understanding of soil C at the regional scale

Geoderma

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 227-260

  Paustian, Keith ^a   Levine, Elissa ^b   Post, Wilfred M ^c   Ryzhova, Irene M ^d  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Climate change; GIS; Remote sensing; Simulation modelling; Soil matter; Spatial aggregation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA QUALITY; LAND USE; MODELLING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL SURVEY;

EID: 0030853191     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00043-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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