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Digital Soil Morphometrics

  • Provides Tools and Techniques for Soil Profile Observations, Continuous Depth Functions of Soil Properties and Mapping the Soil Profile
  • Contains Selected Material from the Inaugural Global Workshop on Digital Soil Morphometrics
  • This book provides valuable information on soil profile properties, imaging, and depth functions
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in Soil Science (PROSOIL)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. What Is Digital Soil Morphometrics and Where Might It Be Going?

    • Edward J. Jones, Alex B. McBratney
    Pages 1-15
  3. Soil Profile Properties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Quantifying Soil Structure and Porosity Using Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning

      • Daniel R. Hirmas, Daniel Giménez, Edison A. Mome Filho, Matthew Patterson, Kim Drager, Brian F. Platt et al.
      Pages 19-35
    3. Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) for Determining Cr and Ni Contents of Serpentine Soils in the Field

      • Zeng-Yei Hseu, Zueng-Sang Chen, Chen-Chi Tsai, Shih-Hao Jien
      Pages 37-50
    4. The Effect of Soil Moisture and Texture on Fe Concentration Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers

      • Uta Stockmann, Ho Jun Jang, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney
      Pages 63-71
    5. Estimating Soil Texture from a Limited Region of the Visible/Near-Infrared Spectrum

      • Elisângela Benedet Silva, Alexandre ten Caten, Ricardo Simão Diniz Dalmolin, André Carnieletto Dotto, Walquiria Chaves Silva, Elvio Giasson
      Pages 73-87
    6. Estimating Soil Properties with a Mobile Phone

      • Matt Aitkenhead, David Donnelly, Malcolm Coull, Richard Gwatkin
      Pages 89-110
  4. Soil Profile Imaging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Advances Towards Quantitative Assessments of Soil Profile Properties

      • Pierre Roudier, Andrew Manderson, Carolyn Hedley
      Pages 113-132
    3. Computer Graphics Procedural Modeling of Soil Structure

      • Hansoo Kim, Minerva J. Dorantes, Darrell G. Schulze, Bedrich Benes
      Pages 133-144
    4. Variation of Soil Properties in a Mollisol Profile Wall

      • Jenna R. Grauer-Gray, Alfred E. Hartemink
      Pages 165-189
    5. Mapping a Profile Wall of a Typic Udipsamments from the Central Sands in Wisconsin, USA

      • Kabindra Adhikari, Alfred E. Hartemink, Budiman Minasny
      Pages 191-206
    6. Comparative Analysis of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (K sat) Derived from Image Analysis of Soil Thin Sections, Pedotransfer Functions, and Field-Measured Methods

      • Zamir Libohova, Philip Schoeneberger, Phillip R. Owens, Skye Wills, Doug Wysocki, Candiss Williams et al.
      Pages 207-222
  5. Soil Depth Functions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
    2. Measuring and Modelling Soil Depth Functions

      • Budiman Minasny, Uta Stockmann, Alfred E. Hartemink, Alex B. McBratney
      Pages 225-240
    3. Numerical Clustering of Soil Series Using Profile Morphological Attributes for Potato

      • Michaël A. Leblanc, Gilles Gagné, Léon E. Parent
      Pages 253-266

About this book

This book is about digital soil morphometrics which is defined as the application of tools and techniques for measuring, mapping and quantifying soil profile properties, and deriving depth functions of soil properties. The book is structured along four research topics: (i) Soil profile properties, (ii) Soil profile imaging, (iii) Soil depth functions, and (iv) Use and applications. The pedon is at the heart of digital soil morphometrics.  The use of digital soil morphometrics exceeds the pedology  and soil classification purpose that it currently serves – it is used in rapid soil assessment that are needed in a range of biophysical studies.

Digital soil morphometrics has the potential to enhance our understanding of soils and how we view them. The book presents highlights from The IUSS Inaugural Global Workshop on Digital Soil Morphometrics held in June 2015 in Madison, USA.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept of Soil Science, FD Hole Soils Lab, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, USA

    Alfred E. Hartemink

  • Faculty of Agriculture & Envi't, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Budiman Minasny

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eBook USD 119.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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