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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. Five volumes are published yearly which ensures that authors' contrib...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Advances in Agronomy ;
v.131 |
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. Five volumes are published yearly which ensures that authors' contributions are disseminated to the readership in a timely manner. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Timely and state-of-the-art reviewsDistinguished, well recognized authorsA venerable and iconic review seriesTi. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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9780128021361 : 9780128023464 0128023465 0128021365 9780128021361 |
| Index Number: | SB91 |
| CLC: | S-1 |
| Call Number: | S-1/A244/v.131 |
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Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy; Advances in Agronomy; Advances in AGRONOMYEdited byDONALD L. SPARKSDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences University of DelawareNewark, Delaware, ...; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Fusion of Soil and Remote Sensing Data to Model Soil Properties; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Rationale and Significance; 1.2 Digital Soil Models; 1.3 Space-Time-Attribute Dimensions of Soil Models; 1.4 From Sparse to Mega Data Sets to Predict Soil Properties; 1.5 From Unique Model to Meta Soil Model; 1.6 Integration Pathways to Build Soil Models 2. Technologies and Applications: Sensing of Soil- and Vegetation-Specific Properties2.1 Proximal Soil Sensing; 2.1.1 Electrical Conductivity Sensors; 2.1.2 Ground Penetrating Radar and Reflectometers; 2.1.3 VIS-NIR-MIR Diffuse Reflectance Sensors; 2.1.4 Gamma-Ray Sensors; 2.1.5 Magnetic Susceptibility Sensors; 2.1.6 X-ray Sensors; 2.1.7 Other Proximal Soil Sensors; 2.2 Remote Sensing (RS); 2.2.1 Types of Sensors; 2.2.2 Image Processing and Enhancement; 2.2.3 Soil, Vegetation and Other Environmental Properties from Remote Sensing; 3. Fusion of Sensors for Soil Modeling 3.1 Proximal Sensor Fusion3.2 Proximal and Remote Sensor Fusion; 3.3 Remote Sensor Fusion; 4. Promises and Perils to Model Soil Properties; 4.1 Lab and Field Measurements and/or Sensor-Derived Proxys; 4.2 Constraints of Sensor-Based Fusion Soil Models; 4.3 Challenges of Fusion of Soil and Sensor Data to Model Soil Properties; 5. Final Remarks; References; Climate-Change Effects on Soils: Accelerated Weathering, Soil Carbon, and Elemental Cycling; 1. Introduction; 2. Climate-Change Induced Accelerated Soil-Mineral Weathering and C Cycling; 2.1 Accelerated Mineral Weathering 2.1.1 The CO2 Effect2.1.2 Accelerated Weathering (The Case of Mine-Tailings and Mountain Denudation); 2.2 Weathering-Induced C Fluxes; 2.2.1 Atmospheric C Consumption During Mineral Weathering and CO2 Breathing; 2.2.2 Inorganic C and Carbonation; 2.2.3 Carbonation of Mine-Tailings and Urban Soils; 2.2.4 Inorganic C Flux Out of Soil: Transport to Subsoil/Groundwater, Rivers, Lakes, Oceans; 2.2.5 Coupled Cycles of C and Other Elements; 2.3 Soil/Geo-Engineering Techniques for C Sequestration; 3. Climate-Change Induced SOM Transformation and Mineralization; 3.1 SOM in Soils 3.1.1 SOM Budget and Pools3.1.2 SOM Saturation Limit; 3.1.3 SOM Accumulation in Subsoil; 3.2 SOM Protection Mechanisms; 3.2.1 Selective Preservation; 3.2.2 Spatial Inaccessibility; 3.2.3 Interaction with Minerals; 3.3 Temperature Sensitivity; 4. Future Research Needs and Trends; 4.1 Accelerated Weathering and C Cycling; 4.2 Soil Organic Matter Budget, Transformation, and Mineralization; 4.3 Other Related Areas; Acknowledgments; References; Phosphorus Recovery and Reuse from Waste Streams; 1. Introduction; 2. Global Phosphorus Production; 3. Role, Forms, and Sources of Phosphorus |