Sensing of soil bulk density for more accurate carbon accounting

• Published in: European journal of soil science Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 504 - 513
• Main Authors: Lobsey, C. R., Viscarra Rossel, R. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: accounting; bulk density; carbon sinks; climate change; cost effectiveness; gamma radiation; land use; soil density; soil organic carbon; spatial data; spectroscopy; temporal variation

Summary Measurements of soil bulk density can aid our understanding of soil functions and the effects of land use and climate change on soil organic carbon (C) stocks. Current methods for measuring bulk density are laborious and expensive, subject to errors and complicated by the need to measure bel...