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UDK 631.48

Digital soil mapping: theoretical and experimental studies.

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M.: Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, 2012. – 350 p.

Editor-in-chief

: Academician A.L. Ivanov, Russian Academy of Agricultural

Sciences

Editorial board:

N.P. Sorokina,

Savin (editors), V.P. Samsonova,

Yu. L. Meshalkina, M.V. Konyushkova.

Reviewers:

prof. A.S. Viktorov, prof. V.P. Belobrov

This book provides an insight into the current state of digital soil mapping in Rus-

sia and

shows the experience in the use of methods widely adopted to digital soil map-

ping. The papers of authors from different research institutes (V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Sci-

ence Institute, Faculty of Soil Science and Geographical Faculty at the Moscow State

University, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physical-

Chemical and Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathe-

matical Problems in Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, K.A. Timiryazev Moscow

Agricultural Academy, D.N. Pryanishnikov Russian Institute of Agrochemistry, V.I.

Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Biology,

Russian Academy of Science) cover various aspects of the problem relating to soil map-

ping. Twenty contributions are arranged into four sections. In the first section the outlines

are given on general theoretical and methodological studies in digital soil mapping; re-

views on this subject are presented. The second section is devoted to information sources,

databases and some methodological aspects of soil mapping. The next two sections are

concerned with the experience gained in utility of computer-based methods for compiling

soil maps of different content (genetic, applied maps and maps of definite soil properties)

and at all the scales.

This publication is the culmination of presentations arising from discussions dur-

ing seminars on digital soil mapping lasting for 6 years and organized by the

subcomission on mapping and subcomission on pedometrics of V.V. Dokuchaev Society

of Russian Soil Scientists.

The book gives a clear understanding of the subject for those involved in soil, soil-

ecological, soil-agrochemical, landscape mapping and closely related disciplines.

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