| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 717 pages) |
| 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 -- 4.4.8 Assessment of soil carbonate content |
| Summary |
Remote Sensing of Soils: Mapping, Monitoring and Measurement covers the basic, theoretical and scientific concepts of multidisciplinary subjects, including sections that relate to soil sciences, remote sensing, geoinformatics, geomatics, civil and water resource engineering, geography, agriculture, disaster management and the earth and environmental sciences. The book consists of defined elements to help guide the reader, including an abstract, introductions, a literature review, methodology, results and discussions, findings, recommendations and conclusions. Each chapter includes theoretical information that is illustrated with flow charts, tables, figures, diagrams and other related illustrations. Site-specific research and case studies are described throughout with geographical and demographical data, current scientific issues, impacts, solutions and societal benefits, thus providing readers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds the tools they need to successful map, analyze and monitor soils |
| Notes |
Includes index (pages 699-717) |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed April 12, 2024) |
| Subject |
Soils -- Remote sensing
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Soil mapping.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dharumarajan, S., editor
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Seenipandi, Kaliraj, editor
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Adhikari, Kabindra, editor
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Manickam, Lalitha, editor
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Kumar, Nirmal, editor
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| ISBN |
044318772X |
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9780443187728 |
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