SEM image analysis for characterization of sand grains in Thai paddy soils

Geoderma

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 20-31

  Prakongkep, Nattaporn ^a   Suddhiprakarn, Anchalee ^a   Kheoruenromne, Irb ^a   Gilkes, Robert J ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grain shape; Grain size; Image analysis; Paddy soils; Scanning electron microscopy; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ALFISOLS; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEX GEOLOGY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; GRAIN SHAPES; GRAIN SIZE; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; LOGIT TRANSFORMATION; PADDY SOILS; PARENT MATERIALS; QUARTZ GRAINS; SAND GRAIN SIZE; SAND GRAINS; SEDIMENTARY LAYERS; SEM IMAGE; SEM IMAGE ANALYSIS; SIZE AND SHAPE; SOIL LAYER; THAILAND; THIN SECTION; ULTISOLS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON ORES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

SEDIMENTS;

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; CATCHMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; PADDY FIELD; PEDOGENESIS; QUARTZ; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE;

THAILAND;

EID: 77649277912     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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