Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference
For baselining and to assess changes in soil organic carbon (C) we need efficient soil sampling designs and methods for measuring C stocks. Conventional analytical methods are time-consuming, expensive and impractical, particularly for measuring at depth. Here we demonstrate the use of proximal soil...
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| author | Viscarra Rossel, Raphael Brus, D. Lobsey, C. Shi, Z. McLachlan, G. |
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| description | For baselining and to assess changes in soil organic carbon (C) we need efficient soil sampling designs and methods for measuring C stocks. Conventional analytical methods are time-consuming, expensive and impractical, particularly for measuring at depth. Here we demonstrate the use of proximal soil sensors for estimating the total soil organic C stocks and their accuracies in the 0-10 cm, 0-30 cm and 0-100 cm layers, and for mapping the stocks in each of the three depth layers across 2837 ha of grazing land. Sampling locations were selected by probability sampling, which allowed design-based, model-assisted and model-based estimation of the total organic C stock in the study area. We show that spectroscopic and gamma attenuation sensors can produce accurate measures of soil organic C and bulk density at the sampling locations, in this case every 5 cm to a depth of 1 m. Interpolated data from a mobile multisensor platform were used as covariates in Cubist to map soil organic C. The Cubist map was subsequently used as a covariate in the model-assisted and model-based estimation of the total organic C stock. The design-based, model-assisted and model-based estimates of the total organic C stocks in the study area were similar. However, the variances of the model-assisted and model-based estimates were smaller compared to those of the design-based method. The model-based method produced the smallest variances for all three depth layers. Maps helped to assess variability in the C stock of the study area. The contribution of the spectroscopic model prediction error to our uncertainty about the total soil organic C stocks was relatively small. We found that in soil under unimproved pastures, remnant vegetation and forests there is good rationale for measuring soil organic C beyond the commonly recommended depth of 0-30 cm. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-740342019-08-15T05:21:48Z Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference Viscarra Rossel, Raphael Brus, D. Lobsey, C. Shi, Z. McLachlan, G. For baselining and to assess changes in soil organic carbon (C) we need efficient soil sampling designs and methods for measuring C stocks. Conventional analytical methods are time-consuming, expensive and impractical, particularly for measuring at depth. Here we demonstrate the use of proximal soil sensors for estimating the total soil organic C stocks and their accuracies in the 0-10 cm, 0-30 cm and 0-100 cm layers, and for mapping the stocks in each of the three depth layers across 2837 ha of grazing land. Sampling locations were selected by probability sampling, which allowed design-based, model-assisted and model-based estimation of the total organic C stock in the study area. We show that spectroscopic and gamma attenuation sensors can produce accurate measures of soil organic C and bulk density at the sampling locations, in this case every 5 cm to a depth of 1 m. Interpolated data from a mobile multisensor platform were used as covariates in Cubist to map soil organic C. The Cubist map was subsequently used as a covariate in the model-assisted and model-based estimation of the total organic C stock. The design-based, model-assisted and model-based estimates of the total organic C stocks in the study area were similar. However, the variances of the model-assisted and model-based estimates were smaller compared to those of the design-based method. The model-based method produced the smallest variances for all three depth layers. Maps helped to assess variability in the C stock of the study area. The contribution of the spectroscopic model prediction error to our uncertainty about the total soil organic C stocks was relatively small. We found that in soil under unimproved pastures, remnant vegetation and forests there is good rationale for measuring soil organic C beyond the commonly recommended depth of 0-30 cm. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74034 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.11.016 Elsevier Science restricted |
| spellingShingle | Viscarra Rossel, Raphael Brus, D. Lobsey, C. Shi, Z. McLachlan, G. Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title | Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title_full | Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title_fullStr | Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title_full_unstemmed | Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title_short | Baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: Comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| title_sort | baseline estimates of soil organic carbon by proximal sensing: comparing design-based, model-assisted and model-based inference |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74034 |