Uncertainty analysis for soil-terrain models

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-134

  Bishop, Thomas F A ^a   Minasny, B ^b   McBratney, A B ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pedometrics, Soil mapping; Terrain modelling; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

GIS; MAPPING; SOIL SURVEY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 31744440398     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810500287073     Document Type: Article

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