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Soil science
That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
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Soil science
Multifractal
Earth science; Soil science
A type of fractal, usually associated with multplicative cascades, that is characterised by a spectrum of generalised or R nyii dimensions instead of a single fractal dimenion. Used to scale soil ...
Viable but not culturable microorganisms
Earth science; Soil science
Soil microorganisms that cannot be cultured on common laboratory media but can be detected based on sequences of DNA extracted directly from soil.
Empirical model
Earth science; Soil science
Simple mathematical relationships derived from ovservations for describing more complex processes.
Selective enrichment
Earth science; Soil science
A technique for specifically encouraging the growth of a particular organism or group of organisms.
Inverse problem
Earth science; Soil science
Determining the properties of a system from its response to a known stimulus.
Concrete frost
Earth science; Soil science
Ice in the soil in such quantity as to constitute a virtually solid block.
Vertisols
Earth science; Soil science
Mineral soils that have 30% or more clay, deep wide cracks when dry, and either gilgai microrelief, intersecting slickensides, or wedge-shaped structural aggregates tilted at an angle from the ...
