Soil survey mapping unit accuracy in forested field plots in northern Pennsylvania

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 208-214

  Drohan, P J ^a   Ciolkosz, E J ^b   Petersen, G W ^b  

^a SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES;

PLOT VARIABILITY;

SOILS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FOREST SOIL; MAPPING; SOIL SURVEY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0037238931     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.2080     Document Type: Article

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