Identification and quantification of soil redoximorphic features by digital image processing

Geoderma

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 86-96

  O'Donnell, T Kevin ^a   Goyne, Keith W ^a   Miles, Randall J ^a   Baffaut, Claire ^b   Anderson, Stephen H ^a   Sudduth, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital photography; Hydric soils; Image classification; Pedology; Soil color; Soil redoximorphic features

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY; DEIONIZED WATER; DIGITAL CAMERAS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HYDRIC SOILS; PEDOLOGY; REDOXIMORPHIC FEATURES; SOIL COLORS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL IMAGE; GRAVIMETRY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSCAPE; PEDOLOGY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOFTWARE; SOIL COLOR; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE; STANDARDIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650627235     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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