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http://dx.doi.org/10.5307/JBE.2009.34.5.382

Soil Profile Measurement of Carbon Contents using a Probe-type VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer  

Kweon, Gi-Young (Veris Technologies)
Lund, Eric (Veris Technologies)
Maxton, Chase (Veris Technologies)
Drummond, Paul (Veris Technologies)
Jensen, Kyle (Veris Technologies)
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Journal of Biosystems Engineering / v.34, no.5, 2009 , pp. 382-389 More about this Journal
Abstract
An in-situ probe-based spectrophotometer has been developed. This system used two spectrometers to measure soil reflectance spectra from 450 nm to 2200 nm. It collects soil electrical conductivity (EC) and insertion force measurements in addition to the optical data. Six fields in Kansas were mapped with the VIS-NIR (visible-near infrared) probe module and sampled for calibration and validation. Results showed that VIS-NIR correlated well with carbon in all six fields, with RPD (the ratio of standard deviation to root mean square error of prediction) of 1.8 or better, RMSE of 0.14 to 0.22%, and $R^2$ of 0.69 to 0.89. From the investigation of carbon variability within the soil profile and by tillage practice, the 0-5 cm depth in a no-till field contained significantly higher levels of carbon than any other locations. Using the selected calibration model with the soil NIR probe data, a soil profile map of estimated carbon was produced, and it was found that estimated carbon values are highly correlated to the lab values. The array of sensors (VIS-NIR, electrical conductivity, insertion force) used in the probe allowed estimating bulk density, and three of the six fields were satisfactory. The VIS-NIR probe also showed the obtained spectra data were well correlated with nitrogen for all fields with RPD scores of 1.84 or better and coefficient of determination ($R^2$) of 0.7 or higher.
Keywords
Near infrared; Carbon; Soil sensors; In-situ probe type spectrophotometer; Soil profile measurement;
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