A methodology for digital soil mapping in poorly-accessible areas

Geoderma

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 341-353

  Cambule, A H ^a   Rossiter, D G ^b   Stoorvogel, J J ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kriging; Landscape; Limpopo national park; Mapping inaccessible areas; Mozambique; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; INTERPOLATION; LAND USE; MAPPING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS; SURVEYS;

KRIGING; LANDSCAPE; MOZAMBIQUE; NATIONAL PARKS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

DIGITAL MAPPING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; KRIGING; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE;

GAZA; LIMPOPO NATIONAL PARK; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84869105183     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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