Optical sensing and chemometric analysis of soil organic carbon - a cost effective alternative to conventional laboratory methods?

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-155

  O'Rourke, S M ^a   Holden, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hyperspectral imaging; Infrared spectroscopy; Soil organic carbon; Total combustion; Walkley and Black

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC SOIL; SOIL CARBON; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 79956282706     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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