Pedotransfer Functions for Estimating Soil Bulk Density: A Case Study in the Three-River Headwater Region of Qinghai Province, China

Pedosphere

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 362-373

  Xiangsheng, Yi ^a,b   Guosheng, Li ^b   Yanyu, Yin ^b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (China)

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

Author keywords

Alpine soil; Artificial neural network; Multiple linear regression; Organic carbon; Soil depth; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BULK DENSITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIC CARBON; PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION;

CHINA; QINGHAI;

EID: 84960131372     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(15)60049-2     Document Type: Article

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