Analyzing digital terrain attributes to predict soil attributes for a relatively large area

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1590-1599

  Ziadat, Feras M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATERSHEDS;

LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; MODERN TOOLS; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SOIL MAPS;

SOILS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LAND MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; PREDICTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 24644501606     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.0264     Document Type: Article

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