REMOTE-SENSING MONITORING OF SALINE SOILS

Authors
Citation
Bv. Vinogradov, REMOTE-SENSING MONITORING OF SALINE SOILS, Eurasian soil science, 29(11), 1996, pp. 1260-1267
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
ISSN journal
10642293
Volume
29
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1260 - 1267
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-2293(1996)29:11<1260:RMOSS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Results and techniques of remote sensing monitoring of saline soils in Eurasia are considered. The relationship between soil albedo in the v isible spectrum and soil salinity is described by functions of parabol ic form. More complicated are transfer functions permitting us to take into account photographic sensitivity, vegetation cover, and the infl uence of humus and moisture content. Spatial structure of saline-soil spotting is identified in aerial photos. Long-term monitoring of the a reas covered by saline soils makes it possible to estimate salinizatio n or desalinization processes in quantitative form for further control over their dynamics.