Near infrared spectroscopic examination of charred pine wood, bark, cellulose and lignin: Implications for the quantitative determination of charcoal in soils

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-315

  Reeves III, James B ^a   McCarty, Gregory W ^a   Rutherford, David W ^b   Wershaw, Robert L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark; Carbon; Cellulose; Charcoal; Charred; Lignin; Near infrared; NIR spectroscopy; Soil; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548968793     PISSN: 09670335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/jnirs.742     Document Type: Article

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