Constructing a soil class map of Denmark based on the FAO legend using digital techniques

Geoderma

Volumn 214-215, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-113

  Adhikari, Kabindra ^a   Minasny, Budiman ^b   Greve, Mette B ^a   Greve, Mogens H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Denmark; Digital soil mapping; FAO Unesco revised legend 1990; Soil classes

Indexed keywords

DENMARK; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL SOIL MAPPINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FAO-UNESCO REVISED LEGEND 1990; PREDICTION PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY; SOIL CLASS;

DATA MINING; DECISION TREES; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; MAPPING;

SOILS;

DECISION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURVEY;

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; FORECASTS; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; MAPPING; SOIL;

DENMARK;

EID: 84888204738     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.09.023     Document Type: Article

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