A comparison of methods to predict soil surface texture in an alluvial basin

Professional Geographer

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 423-437

  Scull, Peter ^a   Okin, Greg ^b   Chadwick, Oliver A ^c   Franklin, Janet ^d  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Joshua Tree National Park; Predictive soil mapping; Soil survey; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; SOIL SURVEY; SOIL TEXTURE;

CALIFORNIA; JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARIDA;

EID: 23644439598     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-0124.2005.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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