Detecting zones of abrupt change in soil data, with an application to an agricultural field

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1273-1284

  Gabriel, E ^a   Allard, D ^b   Mary, B ^c   Guerif M ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INRA   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DATA; DETECTION METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; KRIGING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 36249031461     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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