Hyperspectral analysis of soil nitrogen, carbon, carbonate, and organic matter using regression trees

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 10639-10658

  Gmur, Stephan ^a   Vogt, Daniel ^a   Zabowski, Darlene ^a   Monika Moskal, L ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Oregon; Soil horizons; Washington

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; METHODOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL HORIZONS; SPECTROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

ASD; OREGON; SOIL HORIZONS; WASHINGTON;

CARBON; CARBONATES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; OREGON; RADIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84865357176     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120810639     Document Type: Article

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