Use of regression kriging to develop a Carbon: Nitrogen ratio surface for New Zealand

Geoderma

Volumn 183-184, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-57

  Watt, Michael S ^a   Palmer, David J ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Regression kriging; Spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL RAINFALL; C:N RATIO; CATEGORICAL VARIABLES; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DATA SETS; DRIVING VARIABLES; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; HIGH ALTITUDE; LAND COVER; LEAST SQUARE; MEAN ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURES; NATIVE FORESTS; NEGATIVE SLOPE; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION-KRIGING; SEMI ARID; SHRUBLANDS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORDERS; SOUTH ISLAND; SPATIAL COVARIANCE; SPATIAL MODELLING; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; WEST COAST;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON; DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; INTERPOLATION; LANDFORMS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; FOREST SOIL; INVASIVE SPECIES; KRIGING; LAND COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTURE; PODZOL; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CARBON; DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84860576870     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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