Uncertainty of variance component estimates in nested sampling: A case study on the field-scale spatial variability of a restored soil

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 479-495

  Papritz, A ^a   Dumig A ^b   Zimmermann, C ^c   Gerke, H H ^d   Felderer, B ^a   Kogel Knabner I ^b   Schaaf, W ^c   Schulin, R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SAMPLING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUBILIZATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVEY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GERMANY;

EID: 79957516541     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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