High-resolution 3-D mapping of soil texture in Denmark

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 860-876

  Adhikari, Kabindra ^a   Kheir, Rania Bou ^a   Greve, Mette B ^a   Bøcher, Peder K ^a   Malone, Brendan P ^b   Minasny, Budiman ^b   Mcbratney, Alex B ^b   Greve, Mogens H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; EQUAL-AREA QUADRATIC SPLINES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; PREDICTION PERFORMANCE; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL PREDICTION; TEXTURE DISTRIBUTIONS;

FORECASTING; INTERPOLATION; SILT; TEXTURES; TOOLS;

SAND;

CLAY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; INSOLATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LEACHING; MODEL VALIDATION; RESOLUTION; SAND; SILT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEXTURE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84880150927     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0275     Document Type: Article

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