Organic carbon prediction in soil cores using VNIR and MIR techniques in an alpine landscape

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 2144 - 9
• Main Authors: Jia, Xiaolin, Chen, Songchao, Yang, Yuanyuan, Zhou, Lianqing, Yu, Wu, Shi, Zhou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 19.05.2017; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Cores; I.R. radiation; Organic soils; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Tibet

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), including visible and near-infrared (VNIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) radiation, is a rapid, accurate and cost-effective technique for estimating soil organic carbon (SOC). We examined 24 soil cores (0-100 cm) from the Sygera Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau...