UID:
almahu_9949628382902882
Format:
1 online resource (741 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-443-18772-X
Note:
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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 3.11 GIS-based decision support system for soil resource management -- 3.12 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section 2.
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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 -- 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 -- 4.4.8 Assessment of soil carbonate content -- 4.4.9 Assessment of iron oxide content -- 4.4.10 Assessment of soil salinity (or) soil salt matter -- 4.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Soil fertility mapping and applications for site-specific nutrient management: a case study -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and methods -- 5.2.1 Site description -- 5.2.2 Sampling and analysis of soil -- 5.2.3 Computation of geospatial datasets -- 5.2.4 Principal component analysis and fuzzy cluster algorithm -- 5.3 Results and discussion -- 5.3.1 Descriptive statistics of available nutrients -- 5.3.2 Spatial variability of available nutrients -- 5.3.3 Surface map of soil properties -- 5.3.4 Principal component analysis -- 5.3.5 Clustering analysis for delineation of MZs -- 5.4 Conclusions -- References.
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6 Spatial mapping of soil salinity in Jubail Industrial City of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia using linear regressio... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Materials and methods -- 6.2.1 Investigation area -- 6.2.2 Soil sampling and analysis -- 6.2.3 Remote sensing data acquisition and processing -- 6.2.3.1 Preprocessing of satellite data -- 6.2.3.2 Generation of spectral indices -- 6.3 Results and discussion -- 6.3.1 Linear regression modeling -- 6.3.2 Model validation and analysis -- 6.3.3 Soil salinity map -- 6.4 Conclusion and recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- Funding -- References -- 7 Assessment of spatial variability of soil fertility parameters in Eastern Ghats of Karnataka: a case study -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Materials and methods -- 7.2.1 Description of the study area -- 7.2.2 Soil sampling -- 7.2.3 Geostatistical analysis and preparation of soil fertility maps -- 7.3 Results and discussion -- 7.3.1 Descriptive statistics -- 7.4 Correlation between soil properties -- 7.4.1 Soil reaction and electrical conductivity -- 7.4.2 Organic carbon -- 7.4.3 Available nitrogen -- 7.4.4 Available phosphorus -- 7.4.5 Available potassium -- 7.4.6 Available sulfur -- 7.4.7 Available micronutrients -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Delineation of soil management units using remote sensing and geographic information system: a case study of arid region,... -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Material and methods -- 8.2.1 Study area -- 8.2.2 Climate -- 8.2.3 Base maps used -- 8.2.4 Field investigations -- 8.2.5 Finalization of soil map and other thematic maps -- 8.3 Results and discussion -- 8.3.1 Soils -- 8.3.1.1 Series M1 (Muttala-1) -- 8.3.1.2 Series M2 (Muttala-2) -- 8.3.1.3 Series M3 (Muttala-3) -- 8.3.1.4 Series M4 (Muttala-4) -- 8.3.1.5 Series M5 (Muttala-5) -- 8.3.1.6 Series M6 (Muttala-6) -- 8.3.1.7 Series M7 (Muttala-7) -- 8.3.2 Soil fertility status.
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8.3.3 Land suitability assessment -- 8.3.3.1 Land Suitability for groundnut (Arachis hypogea) -- 8.3.3.2 Land suitability for red gram (Cajanus cajan) -- 8.3.3.3 Land suitability for mango (Mangifera indica) -- 8.3.4 Major issues and management strategies -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Large scale soil mapping using high-resolution remote sensing data: a case study of semi-arid area, Anantapur District, A... -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Material and methods -- 9.2.1 Study area -- 9.2.2 Climate -- 9.2.3 Geomorphology -- 9.2.4 Survey methodology -- 9.2.5 Land use map and land ecological unit generation -- 9.2.6 Field investigations and soil mapping -- 9.2.7 Laboratory characterization -- 9.2.8 Finalization of soil map -- 9.3 Result and discussion -- 9.3.1 Land use/land cover -- 9.3.2 Land ecological unit -- 9.3.3 Soil mapping -- 9.3.4 Soil characteristics -- 9.3.4.1 Chennampalle series -- 9.3.4.2 Venkatapuram series -- 9.3.4.3 Dayyadakuntapalle series -- 9.3.4.4 Nilampalle series -- 9.3.4.5 Rekulakuntapalle series -- 9.3.4.6 Yadavalaparti series -- 9.3.4.7 Lolluru series -- 9.3.4.8 Govindapalle series -- 9.3.5 Problems and potentials -- 9.3.5.1 Surface texture -- 9.3.5.2 Soil gravelliness -- 9.3.5.3 Soil erosion -- 9.3.5.4 Soil reaction (pH) and soil organic carbon -- 9.3.5.5 Available macronutrients -- 9.3.5.6 Available micronutrients -- 9.3.6 Major issues and management strategies -- 9.4 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Mapping of coastal soils using remote sensing and geographic information system -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Materials and methods -- 10.2.1 Study area -- 10.2.2 Climate -- 10.2.3 Geomorphology -- 10.2.4 Land resource inventorization -- 10.2.5 Land use and land ecological unit map generation -- 10.2.6 Soil mapping -- 10.2.7 Finalization of soil map and other thematic maps -- 10.3 Results and discussion.
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10.3.1 Land use land cover and landscape ecological units -- 10.3.2 Soil mapping -- 10.3.2.1 Vadakadu series -- 10.3.2.2 Thankatchimadam series -- 10.3.2.3 Rameswaram series -- 10.3.2.4 Meyyampuli series -- 10.3.2.5 Ragunathapuram series -- 10.3.2.6 Vazhuthur series -- 10.3.2.7 Uchipuli series -- 10.3.2.8 Mandapam series -- 10.3.3 Soil physicochemical properties -- 10.3.3.1 Soil reaction (pH) -- 10.3.3.2 Soil organic carbon -- 10.3.4 Land capability maps -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Assessment of soil moisture adequacy for rainfed crops under semiarid agro-climatic conditions in Karnataka -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Materials and methods -- 11.2.1 Study area -- 11.3 Potential evapotranspiration -- 11.4 Soil moisture variability -- 11.5 Actual evapotraspiration -- 11.6 Leaf area index and crop yield -- 11.7 Results and discussion -- References -- 12 Morphometric analysis and prioritization of micro-watersheds of Gollalapalli subwatershed in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnata... -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Materials and methods -- 12.2.1 Study area -- 12.2.2 Soils -- 12.2.3 Geomorphological characteristics of a subwatershed -- 12.2.3.1 Linear aspects of drainage network -- 12.2.3.1.1 Stream orders -- 12.2.3.1.2 Bifurcation ratio (Rb) -- 12.2.3.1.3 Stream lengths (Lu) -- 12.2.3.1.4 Stream length ratio (RL) -- 12.2.3.2 Areal aspects of drainage area -- 12.2.3.2.1 Area of the watershed (A) -- 12.2.3.2.2 Drainage density (Dd) -- 12.2.3.2.3 Drainage texture (Dt) -- 12.2.3.2.4 Stream frequency or stream density (F) -- 12.2.3.2.5 Basin shape -- 12.2.3.2.6 Form factor (Rf) -- 12.2.3.2.7 Elongation ratio (Re) -- 12.2.3.2.8 Circulatory ratio (Rc) -- 12.2.3.2.9 Constant of channel maintenance (C) -- 12.2.3.2.10 Length of overland flow (Lg) -- 12.2.3.3 Relief aspects of stream network -- 12.2.3.3.1 Maximum watershed relief (H) -- 12.2.3.3.2 Relief ratio (Rh).
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12.2.3.3.3 Relative relief (Rr).
Additional Edition:
Print version: Dharumarajan, S. Remote Sensing of Soils San Diego : Elsevier,c2023 ISBN 9780443187735
Language:
English
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