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Validity of the Transect Method for Estimating Compositions of Soil‐Map Areas
Author(s) -
White Everett M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1966.03615995003000010042x
Subject(s) - transect , soil water , soil science , environmental science , soil map , geology , physical geography , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , geotechnical engineering , oceanography
The large number of transects needed to estimate accurately the quantities of different soils in a soil map area precludes the method from routine use. If map area compositions can not be estimated by landscape relationships, the area probably should be considered a land type or an association.