@techreport{icrisat11711, series = {Helping Nigerien farmers to manage their soil}, title = {Spatial distribution of hardpans in the Dosso region of Niger A remote sensing approach}, publisher = {ICRISAT}, address = {India}, institution = {ICRISAT}, author = {V Morrone and N Mason and V Bado and J Herrick and A M Irshad}, type = {Technical Report}, year = {2020}, keywords = {GIS, Spatial, Remote Sensing}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/11711/}, abstract = {Hardpan A soil layer with physical characteristics that limit root penetration and restrict water movement. Soil crust A transient soil-surface layer, ranging in thickness from a few millimeters to a few centimeters, that is either denser, structurally different or more cemented than the material immediately beneath it, resulting in greater soil strength when dry as measured by penetration resistance or other indices of soil strength.} }