Identifying spatial patterns of erosion for use in precision conservation

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 355-362

  Schumacher, Joseph A ^a   Kaspar, Thomas C ^b   Ritchie, Jerry C ^c   Schumacher, Thomas E ^a   Karlen, Douglas L ^b   Venteris, Erik R ^c   McCarty, Gregory W ^c   Colvin, Thomas S ^d   Jaynes, Dan B ^b   Lindstrom, Michael J ^e   Fenton, Thomas E ^f  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Precision agriculture; Soil conservation; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE; WATER EROSION;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846666552     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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