Digital Soil Mapping Bridging Research, Environmental Application, a
Digital Soil Mapping is the creation and the population of a geographically referenced soil database. It is generated at a given resolution by using field and laboratory observation methods coupled with environmental data through quantitative relationship
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Progress in Soil Science
Series Editors: Alfred E. Hartemink, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen, The Netherlands Alex B. McBratney, Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Australia Aims and Scope Progress in Soil Science series aims to publish books that contain novel approaches in soil science in its broadest sense – books should focus on true progress in a particular area of the soil science discipline. The scope of the series is to publish books that enhance the understanding of the functioning and diversity of soils in all parts of the globe. The series includes multidisciplinary approaches to soil studies and welcomes contributions of all soil science subdisciplines such as: soil genesis, geography and classification, soil chemistry, soil physics, soil biology, soil mineralogy, soil fertility and plant nutrition, soil and water conservation, pedometrics, digital soil mapping, proximal soil sensing, soils and land use change, global soil change, natural resources and the environment.
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Janis L. Boettinger · David W. Howell · Amanda C. Moore · Alfred E. Hartemink · Suzann Kienast-Brown Editors
Digital Soil Mapping Bridging Research, Environmental Application, and Operation
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Editors Dr. Janis L. Boettinger Utah State University Dept. Plants, Soils, & Climate 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820 USA [email protected] Amanda C. Moore U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service 339 Busch’s Frontage Road Suite 301 Annapolis, MD 21409 USA [email protected]
David W. Howell U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (Retired) P.O. Box 709 Arcata, California 95518 USA [email protected] Prof. Dr. Alfred E. Hartemink International Soil Reference Information Centre (ISRIC) Wageningen Netherlands [email protected]
Suzann Kienast-Brown U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Utah State University Dept. Plants, Soils, & Climate 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-8862-8 e-ISBN 978-90-481-8863-5 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8863-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010925363 c Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover image: Digital soil map illustrating the distribution of 24 soil classes in the Big Wash watershed in the Great Basin region of southwestern Utah, USA (adapted from Figure 15.2b, Chapter 15 from this book). Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www
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