Predicting soil organic carbon percentage from loss-on-ignition using Bayesian Model Averaging

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 763-769

  Leon, Ai ^a   Gonzalez, Roberto Leon ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clay content; Drainage status; PH.; Soil organic C loss on ignition relationship; Soil parent material; Type of soil horizon

Indexed keywords

CLAY CONTENT; LOSS-ON-IGNITION; PARENT MATERIALS; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC C;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLAY SOIL; DRAINAGE; MODEL TEST; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PREDICTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL HORIZON;

EID: 76849085062     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR08119     Document Type: Article

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