Enhanced pedon horizonation using portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 522-531

  Weindorf, David C ^a   Zhu, Yuanda ^a   Haggard, Beatrix ^a   Lofton, Josh ^a   Chakraborty, Somsubhra ^b   Bakr, Noura ^a   Zhang, Wentai ^a   Weindorf, Walker C ^c   Legoria, Mary ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIVEKANANDA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL SOIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLAY CONTENT; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LOUISIANA; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; SOIL COLORS; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL HORIZONATION; SOIL MATERIALS;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSITIVE IONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CATION; CLAY; PEDON; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROPERTY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863259225     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0174     Document Type: Article

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