Remote Sensing of Soils: Mapping, Monitoring and Measurement covers the basic, theoretical and scientific concepts of multidisciplinary subjects, including sections that relate to soil sciences, remote sensing, geoinformatics, geomatics, civil and water resource engineering, geography, agriculture, disaster management and the earth and environmental sciences. The book consists of defined elements to help guide the reader, including an abstract, introductions, a literature review, methodology, results and discussions, findings, recommendations and conclusions. Each chapter includes theoretical information that is illustrated with flow charts, tables, figures, diagrams and other related illustrations.
Site-specific research and case studies are described throughout with geographical and demographical data, current scientific issues, impacts, solutions and societal benefits, thus providing readers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds the tools they need to successful map, analyze and monitor soils.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to soils: soil formation, composition, and its spatial distribution - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Remote sensing of soils: spectral signatures and spectral indices - p. 13 3. Chapter 3. Remote sensing and geographic information system applications in mapping and assessment of soil resources - p. 25 4. Section 2 - p. 40 5. Chapter 4. Remote sensing indices based soil properties measurement – a case study of the Thamirabarani River Basin, South India - p. 45 6. Chapter 5. Soil fertility mapping and applications for site-specific nutrient management: a case study - p. 65 7. Chapter 6. Spatial mapping of soil salinity in Jubail Industrial City of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia using linear regression modeling - p. 81 8. Chapter 7. Assessment of spatial variability of soil fertility parameters in Eastern Ghats of Karnataka: a case study - p. 99 9. Chapter 8. Delineation of soil management units using remote sensing and geographic information system: a case study of arid region, India - p. 111 10. Chapter 9. Large scale soil mapping using high-resolution remote sensing data: a case study of semi-arid area, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India - p. 127 11. Chapter 10. Mapping of coastal soils using remote sensing and geographic information system - p. 143 12. Chapter 11. Assessment of soil moisture adequacy for rainfed crops under semiarid agro-climatic conditions in Karnataka - p. 161 13. Chapter 12. Morphometric analysis and prioritization of micro-watersheds of Gollalapalli subwatershed in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka using RS and GIS techniques - p. 171 14. Section 3 - p. 190 15. Chapter 13. Digital Soil Mapping: concepts, methods, and applications - Remote sensing and GIS perspectives - p. 195 16. Chapter 14. Estimating Soil Quality Index (SQI) of arid region of south India using machine learning algorithms - p. 213 17. Chapter 15. Digital soil mapping algorithm for soil quality assessment and monitoring: a case study in desert ecosystem of India - p. 229 18. Chapter 16. Investigation on the effect of vegetation and soil spectral characteristics on land surface temperature (LST) of Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—a remote sensing and GIS approach - p. 247 19. Chapter 17. Application of remote sensing in terrestrial soil organic carbon determination: a review - p. 277 20. Chapter 18. Geospatial analysis of heavy metal contamination in soil and groundwater: a case study - p. 295 21. Chapter 19. Soil biodiversity and climate change impacts—a geospatial approach - p. 307 22. Chapter 20. Mapping of soil physical and chemical properties in Vemagal Hobli of Kolar District, Karnataka, India - p. 319 23. Chapter 21. Digital library software tool for land use planning under Karnataka Watershed Management System, India - p. 339 24. Chapter 22. Remote sensing as a potential tool for advancing digital soil mapping - p. 357 25. Section 4 - p. 368 26. Chapter 23. Morphometric analysis of Jajmau watershed in Kanpur, India using remote sensing and geographical information system - p. 373 27. Chapter 24. Prediction of topsoil organic carbon stocks in forest ecosystem of the Northeastern China using remote sensing data - p. 383 28. Chapter 25. Soil organic carbon: measurement and monitoring using remote sensing data - p. 395 29. Chapter 26. Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon and its stocks using digital soil mapping approach - p. 411 30. Chapter 27. Soil salinity assessment and mapping using spectral indices and geostatistical techniques - concepts and reviews - p. 429 31. Chapter 28. Soil salinity mapping using multisensor data employing machine-learning technique: a case study from indo-gangetic plain - p. 439 32. Chapter 29. Soil health assessment and spatial characterization using remote sensing - p. 455 33. Mapping of Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) invasion in salt-affected soils of semiarid tropics: a case study - p. 469 34. Chapter 31. Spatial crop planning for sustainable resource use and conservation of ecological resources—a case study from Vattavada, Munnar - p. 477 35. Chapter 32. Prediction of soil nutrients using visible-near-infrared reflectance laboratory spectroscopy - p. 493 36. Section 5 - p. 500 37. Chapter 33. Assessment of soil erosion in a tropical mountainous river of the Western Ghats, Southern India, using GIS-based RUSLE, SDR and AHP techniques - p. 505 38. Chapter 34. Soil erosion risk assessment and watershed prioritization using remote sensing and GIS techniques: a case study of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India - p. 525 39. Chapter 35. Mapping of landslide susceptibility using large-scale soil information and GIS-based analytical hierarchy process technique - p. 545 40. Chapter 36. Role of vegetation in soil erosion in the Bhogdoi River Basin, Assam - p. 577 41. Chapter 37. Assessment of land degradation vulnerability in the semi-arid region of Southern India using GIS-based MEDALUS approach - p. 591 42. Chapter 38. Impacts of rock quarrying on land use and soil environment of a tropical mountain landscape in south Kerala, India - p. 609 43. Chapter 39. Mapping of slope failure hazard zonation subject to soil characteristics: a case study of the Chaliyar River Basin, the Western Ghats, South India - p. 625 44. Chapter 40. Application of geospatial modeling for assessment of land degradation susceptibility - p. 645 45. Chapter 41. Assessment of soil erosion and factor sensitivity analysis using GIS techniques—a case study of Central Region of Meghalaya, India - p. 659 46. Chapter 42. Spatial assessment of runoff and soil loss of micro watershed using MMF model—a case study of Patapur Micro Watershed, Karnataka, India - p. 679 47. Chapter 43. Evaluating the relation of NDVI, NDWI, SMI, and LAI to land and soil degradation processes — a case study of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India - p. 689 48. Index - p. 699
Remote Sensing of Soils: Mapping, Monitoring and Measurement covers the basic, theoretical and scientific concepts of multidisciplinary subjects, including sections that relate to soil sciences, remote sensing, geoinformatics, geomatics, civil and water resource engineering, geography, agriculture, disaster management and the earth and environmental sciences. The book consists of defined elements to help guide the reader, including an abstract, introductions, a literature review, methodology, results and discussions, findings, recommendations and conclusions. Each chapter includes theoretical information that is illustrated with flow charts, tables, figures, diagrams and other related illustrations.
Site-specific research and case studies are described throughout with geographical and demographical data, current scientific issues, impacts, solutions and societal benefits, thus providing readers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds the tools they need to successful map, analyze and monitor soils.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction to soils: soil formation, composition, and its spatial distribution - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Remote sensing of soils: spectral signatures and spectral indices - p. 13 3. Chapter 3. Remote sensing and geographic information system applications in mapping and assessment of soil resources - p. 25 4. Section 2 - p. 40 5. Chapter 4. Remote sensing indices based soil properties measurement – a case study of the Thamirabarani River Basin, South India - p. 45 6. Chapter 5. Soil fertility mapping and applications for site-specific nutrient management: a case study - p. 65 7. Chapter 6. Spatial mapping of soil salinity in Jubail Industrial City of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia using linear regression modeling - p. 81 8. Chapter 7. Assessment of spatial variability of soil fertility parameters in Eastern Ghats of Karnataka: a case study - p. 99 9. Chapter 8. Delineation of soil management units using remote sensing and geographic information system: a case study of arid region, India - p. 111 10. Chapter 9. Large scale soil mapping using high-resolution remote sensing data: a case study of semi-arid area, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India - p. 127 11. Chapter 10. Mapping of coastal soils using remote sensing and geographic information system - p. 143 12. Chapter 11. Assessment of soil moisture adequacy for rainfed crops under semiarid agro-climatic conditions in Karnataka - p. 161 13. Chapter 12. Morphometric analysis and prioritization of micro-watersheds of Gollalapalli subwatershed in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka using RS and GIS techniques - p. 171 14. Section 3 - p. 190 15. Chapter 13. Digital Soil Mapping: concepts, methods, and applications - Remote sensing and GIS perspectives - p. 195 16. Chapter 14. Estimating Soil Quality Index (SQI) of arid region of south India using machine learning algorithms - p. 213 17. Chapter 15. Digital soil mapping algorithm for soil quality assessment and monitoring: a case study in desert ecosystem of India - p. 229 18. Chapter 16. Investigation on the effect of vegetation and soil spectral characteristics on land surface temperature (LST) of Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—a remote sensing and GIS approach - p. 247 19. Chapter 17. Application of remote sensing in terrestrial soil organic carbon determination: a review - p. 277 20. Chapter 18. Geospatial analysis of heavy metal contamination in soil and groundwater: a case study - p. 295 21. Chapter 19. Soil biodiversity and climate change impacts—a geospatial approach - p. 307 22. Chapter 20. Mapping of soil physical and chemical properties in Vemagal Hobli of Kolar District, Karnataka, India - p. 319 23. Chapter 21. Digital library software tool for land use planning under Karnataka Watershed Management System, India - p. 339 24. Chapter 22. Remote sensing as a potential tool for advancing digital soil mapping - p. 357 25. Section 4 - p. 368 26. Chapter 23. Morphometric analysis of Jajmau watershed in Kanpur, India using remote sensing and geographical information system - p. 373 27. Chapter 24. Prediction of topsoil organic carbon stocks in forest ecosystem of the Northeastern China using remote sensing data - p. 383 28. Chapter 25. Soil organic carbon: measurement and monitoring using remote sensing data - p. 395 29. Chapter 26. Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon and its stocks using digital soil mapping approach - p. 411 30. Chapter 27. Soil salinity assessment and mapping using spectral indices and geostatistical techniques - concepts and reviews - p. 429 31. Chapter 28. Soil salinity mapping using multisensor data employing machine-learning technique: a case study from indo-gangetic plain - p. 439 32. Chapter 29. Soil health assessment and spatial characterization using remote sensing - p. 455 33. Mapping of Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) invasion in salt-affected soils of semiarid tropics: a case study - p. 469 34. Chapter 31. Spatial crop planning for sustainable resource use and conservation of ecological resources—a case study from Vattavada, Munnar - p. 477 35. Chapter 32. Prediction of soil nutrients using visible-near-infrared reflectance laboratory spectroscopy - p. 493 36. Section 5 - p. 500 37. Chapter 33. Assessment of soil erosion in a tropical mountainous river of the Western Ghats, Southern India, using GIS-based RUSLE, SDR and AHP techniques - p. 505 38. Chapter 34. Soil erosion risk assessment and watershed prioritization using remote sensing and GIS techniques: a case study of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India - p. 525 39. Chapter 35. Mapping of landslide susceptibility using large-scale soil information and GIS-based analytical hierarchy process technique - p. 545 40. Chapter 36. Role of vegetation in soil erosion in the Bhogdoi River Basin, Assam - p. 577 41. Chapter 37. Assessment of land degradation vulnerability in the semi-arid region of Southern India using GIS-based MEDALUS approach - p. 591 42. Chapter 38. Impacts of rock quarrying on land use and soil environment of a tropical mountain landscape in south Kerala, India - p. 609 43. Chapter 39. Mapping of slope failure hazard zonation subject to soil characteristics: a case study of the Chaliyar River Basin, the Western Ghats, South India - p. 625 44. Chapter 40. Application of geospatial modeling for assessment of land degradation susceptibility - p. 645 45. Chapter 41. Assessment of soil erosion and factor sensitivity analysis using GIS techniques—a case study of Central Region of Meghalaya, India - p. 659 46. Chapter 42. Spatial assessment of runoff and soil loss of micro watershed using MMF model—a case study of Patapur Micro Watershed, Karnataka, India - p. 679 47. Chapter 43. Evaluating the relation of NDVI, NDWI, SMI, and LAI to land and soil degradation processes — a case study of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India - p. 689 48. Index - p. 699
