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Book Usefulness of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess the Composition and Properties of Soil  Litter and Growing Media

Download or read book Usefulness of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess the Composition and Properties of Soil Litter and Growing Media written by Thomas Terhoeven-Urselmans and published by kassel university press GmbH. This book was released on 2007 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Use of Near infrared Reflectance to Evaluate Soil Properties

Download or read book Use of Near infrared Reflectance to Evaluate Soil Properties written by Daniel Lynn Strangeland and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of Agriculture

Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index

Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-10 with total page 1238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Use of Visible near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Assessment of Soil Quality Indicators

Download or read book Use of Visible near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Assessment of Soil Quality Indicators written by Judith Irene Ball and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A primer on soil analysis using visible and near infrared  vis NIR  and mid infrared  MIR  spectroscopy

Download or read book A primer on soil analysis using visible and near infrared vis NIR and mid infrared MIR spectroscopy written by Ge, Y., Wadoux, A., Peng, Y. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A primer on soil analysis using visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy” is the first training material on the topic of soil spectroscopy for beginner levels, by the Global Soil Laboratory Network Initiative on Soil Spectroscopy (GLOSOLAN-Spec) of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO. This document provides an introduction to the use of soil spectroscopy for soil analysis and covers the basic and fundamental procedures for using this technology for soil analysis. The series “Soil spectroscopy training material” is part of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) to strengthen the capacity of laboratories in soil analysis. It provides a series of training materials covering wide range of topics in soil vis-NIR and MIR spectroscopy. The overall objective is to develop national and regional soil spectral libraries with an estimation service, and to provide advisory services on appropriate instrumentation.

Book Quantitative Estimations of Soil Properties by Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Download or read book Quantitative Estimations of Soil Properties by Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy written by Andreas Gubler and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Infrared Spectroscopy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara H. Stuart
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2004-08-20
  • ISBN : 0470011130
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Infrared Spectroscopy written by Barbara H. Stuart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-08-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to those needing to use infrared spectroscopy for the first time, explaining the fundamental aspects of this technique, how to obtain a spectrum and how to analyse infrared data covering a wide range of applications. Includes instrumental and sampling techniques Covers biological and industrial applications Includes suitable questions and problems in each chapter to assist in the analysis and interpretation of representative infrared spectra Part of the ANTS (Analytical Techniques in the Sciences) Series.

Book Comprehensive Dissertation Index

Download or read book Comprehensive Dissertation Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proximal Soil Sensing

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  • Author : Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2010-07-25
  • ISBN : 9048188598
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book Proximal Soil Sensing written by Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-25 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on developments in Proximal Soil Sensing (PSS) and high resolution digital soil mapping. PSS has become a multidisciplinary area of study that aims to develop field-based techniques for collecting information on the soil from close by, or within, the soil. Amongst others, PSS involves the use of optical, geophysical, electrochemical, mathematical and statistical methods. This volume, suitable for undergraduate course material and postgraduate research, brings together ideas and examples from those developing and using proximal sensors and high resolution digital soil maps for applications such as precision agriculture, soil contamination, archaeology, peri-urban design and high land-value applications, where there is a particular need for high spatial resolution information. The book in particular covers soil sensor sampling, proximal soil sensor development and use, sensor calibrations, prediction methods for large data sets, applications of proximal soil sensing, and high-resolution digital soil mapping. Key themes: soil sensor sampling – soil sensor calibrations – spatial prediction methods – reflectance spectroscopy – electromagnetic induction and electrical resistivity – radar and gamma radiometrics – multi-sensor platforms – high resolution digital soil mapping - applications Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel is a scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia. Alex McBratney is Pro-Dean and Professor of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture Food & Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in Australia. Budiman Minasny is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Agriculture Food & Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Book Near infrared Reflectance Spectroscopic Measurement of Soil Properties

Download or read book Near infrared Reflectance Spectroscopic Measurement of Soil Properties written by Cheng-Wen Chang and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil testing is an important task for precision farming and soil quality assessment. However, the standard procedures for soil testing are usually very complex, expensive, and time-consuming. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) is a rapid and convenient analytical technique. The main objective of this project was to study the potential of NIRS for analyses of soil analyses. In the study of soil mixtures containing diverse sources of C and N, the results indicated that NIRS can be used to quantify soil C (organic C and inorganic C) and total N, C:N ratios simultaneously. In the study of moist and air-dried soil samples from agricultural fields in Iowa and Minnesota, the results indicated that NIRS predictions of tested soil properties were more accurate for air-dried soils than moist soils; however, the differences were minimal. The overall ability of NIRS to predict soil properties was based on the analyses of 33 properties for over 800 soil samples collected from four Major Land Resources Areas (9, 67, 77, and 105). The results indicated that NIRS can be used to simultaneously estimate soil C and N, moisture, CEC, basal respiration rate, potentially mineralizable N, particle size distribution, and some extractable and exchangeable cations with acceptable accuracy. Based on these studies NIRS has the potential to be used as a fast and nondestructive soil testing technique for both moist and air-dried soils.

Book Bibliography of Agriculture

Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Deutsche Nationalbibliografie

Download or read book Deutsche Nationalbibliografie written by Die deutsche Nationalbibliothek and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Using Visible and Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Classify Soil Profiles

Download or read book Using Visible and Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Characterize and Classify Soil Profiles written by Katrina Margarette Wilke and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visible and near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (VisNIR-DRS) is a method being investigated for quantifying soil properties and mapping soil profiles. Because a VisNIR-DRS system mounted in a soil penetrometer is now commercially available for scanning soil profiles in situ, methodologies for using scans to map soils and quantify soil properties are needed. The overall goal of this research is to investigate methodologies for collecting and analyzing VisNIR-DRS scans of intact soil profiles to identify soil series. Methodologies tested include scanning at variable versus uniform moistures, using individual versus averaged spectra, boosting an intact spectral library with local samples, and comparing quantitative and categorical classifications of soil series. Thirty-two soil cores from two fields, representing three soil series, were extracted and scanned every 2.5 cm from the soil surface to 1.5 m or to the depth of parent material at variable field moist conditions and at uniform moist condition. Laboratory analyses for clay, sand, and silt were performed on each horizon. Soil series were classified using partial least squares regression (PLS) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). A Central Texas intact spectral library (n=70 intact cores) was used for PLS modeling, alone and boosted with the two fields. Because whole-field independent validation was used, relative percent difference (RPD) values were used to compare model performance. Wetting soils to uniform moisture prior to scanning improved prediction accuracy of total clay and RPD improved by 53 percent. Averaging side-by-side scans of the same soil profile improved prediction accuracy of RPD by 10 percent. When creating calibration models, boosting a library with local samples improved prediction accuracy of clay content by 80 and 34 percent for the two fields. Principal component plots provided insight on the spectral similarities between these datasets. Overall, using PLS alone performed the same as LDA at predicting soil series. Most importantly, results of this project reiterate the importance of fully-independent calibration and validation for assessing the true potential of VisNIR-DRS. Using VisNIR-DRS is an effective way for in situ characterization and classification of soil properties.

Book Evaluating the Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Biosolids Constituents

Download or read book Evaluating the Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Biosolids Constituents written by Diane F. Malley and published by Water Environment Federation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions

Download or read book Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions written by Richard V. Pouyat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States. Chapters give an overview of the state of forest and rangeland soils research in the Nation, including multi-decadal programs (chapter 1), then summarizes various human-caused and natural impacts and their effects on soil carbon, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological diversity (chapters 2–5). Other chapters look at the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings (chapters 6–7). Impacts include: climate change, severe wildfires, invasive species, pests and diseases, pollution, and land use change. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts. Mapping, monitoring, and data sharing are discussed in chapter 9 as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel (monitoring networks, data sharing Web sites, and educational soils-centered programs are tabulated in appendix B). Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health and appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries (appendix A) offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.

Book Canopy Photosynthesis  From Basics to Applications

Download or read book Canopy Photosynthesis From Basics to Applications written by Kouki Hikosaka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last 30 years has seen the development of increasingly sophisticated models that quantify canopy carbon exchange. These models are now essential parts of larger models for prediction and simulation of crop production, climate change, and regional and global carbon dynamics. There is thus an urgent need for increasing expertise in developing, use and understanding of these models. This in turn calls for an advanced, yet easily accessible textbook that summarizes the “canopy science” and introduces the present and the future scientists to the theoretical background of the current canopy models. This book presents current knowledge of functioning of plant canopies, models and strategies employed to simulate canopy function, and the significance of canopy architecture, physiology and dynamics in ecosystems, landscape and biosphere.