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1 online resource (741 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Remote Sensing of Soils -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Section 1 -- 1 Introduction to soils: soil formation, composition, and its spatial distribution -- 1.1 Soil perspective and definition -- 1.2 Composition of soil -- 1.3 Soil genesis -- 1.4 Soil-forming factors -- 1.5 Soil-forming process -- 1.6 Soil health/quality -- 1.7 Soil survey, classification, and mapping -- 1.8 Limitations -- 1.9 Remote sensing applications in soil survey and mapping -- 1.10 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Remote sensing of soils: spectral signatures and spectral indices |
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2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Spectral characteristics of soils -- 2.1.2 Spectral sensitivity and soil properties -- 2.2 Spectral characteristics of different soils -- 2.2.1 Eroded soils -- 2.2.2 Saline and alkaline soils -- 2.2.3 Black soil -- 2.2.4 Clay minerals -- 2.2.5 Soil texture -- 2.2.6 Soil orders -- 2.3 Spectral indices -- References -- 3 Remote sensing and geographic information system applications in mapping and assessment of soil resources -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Remote sensing of soils: principles and spectral properties |
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3.3 Digital image processing and soil spectral characteristics -- 3.4 Remote sensing data products for soil and land resources assessment -- 3.5 Geographic information system-components and concepts -- 3.6 Geo-based spatial interpolation techniques for soil properties mapping -- 3.7 GIS techniques for assessment of soil characteristics and slope stability -- 3.8 GIS modeling of soil erosion assessment and mapping -- 3.9 GIS techniques for assessment of salt-affected soils -- 3.10 Remote sensing and GIS techniques for land degradation assessment |
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3.11 GIS-based decision support system for soil resource management -- 3.12 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section 2 -- 4 Remote sensing indices based soil properties measurement -- a case study of the Thamirabarani River Basin, South India -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The geographical location of the study area -- 4.2.1 Soil type and land use/land cover -- 4.3 Materials and methods -- 4.3.1 Normalized differential vegetation index -- 4.3.2 Soil-adjusted vegetation index -- 4.3.3 Bare soil index -- 4.3.4 Normalized difference moisture index -- 4.3.5 Soil organic carbon index |
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4.3.6 Clay mineral index -- 4.3.7 Ferrous mineral index or ferrous mineral ratio index -- 4.3.8 Soil carbonate index -- 4.3.9 Soil iron oxide index (or) iron oxide ratio index -- 4.3.10 Soil salinity index -- 4.4 Results and discussion -- 4.4.1 Assessment of NDVI and its spatial characteristics -- 4.4.2 Assessment of SAVI and its spatial characteristics -- 4.4.3 Assessment of BSI and its spatial characteristics -- 4.4.4 Assessment of NDMI and its spatial characteristics -- 4.4.5 Assessment of SOC -- 4.4.6 Assessment of clay mineral content -- 4.4.7 Assessment of ferrous mineral content |
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4.4.8 Assessment of soil carbonate content |
| Subject |
Soils -- Remote sensing.
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Soil mapping.
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Sols -- Télédétection.
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Cartographie pédologique.
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| Added Author |
Seenipandi, Kaliraj.
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Adhikari, Kabindra.
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Manickam, Lalitha.
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Kumar, Nirmal.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dharumarajan, S. Remote Sensing of Soils San Diego : Elsevier,c2023 9780443187735 |
| ISBN |
044318772X |
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9780443187728 (electronic bk.) |
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0443187738 |
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9780443187735 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000076053495 |
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