A new electromagnetic induction calibration model for estimating low range salinity in calcareous soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 985-1000

  Amakor, Xystus N ^a   Cardon, Grant E ^a   Symanzik, Jürgen ^a   Jacobson, Astrid R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; CONDITIONAL QUANTILES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTIONS (EMI); LEAST SQUARES METHODS; QUANTILE REGRESSION; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WEIGHTING PROCEDURE;

ARID REGIONS; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

SOILS;

ARID REGION; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINITY; SEMIARID REGION;

CACHE COUNTY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84880171147     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0320     Document Type: Article

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