Differences in pedotransfer functions of bulk density lead to high uncertainty in soil organic carbon estimation at regional scales: Evidence from Chinese terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1567-1575

  Xu, L ^a,b   He, N P ^a   Yu, G R ^a   Wen, D ^a   Gao, Y ^a   He, H L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

bulk density; coefficient of variation; pedotransfer functions; soil organic carbon; soil type; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURVEY; SOIL TYPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84941877075     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JG002929     Document Type: Article

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