<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Spatial distribution of hardpans in the Dosso region of Niger A remote sensing approach</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">V</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Morrone</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">N</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Mason</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">V</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bado</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">J</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Herrick</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Irshad</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Hardpan A soil layer with physical characteristics that limit root penetration and restrict water movement.&#13;
Soil crust A transient soil-surface layer, ranging in thickness from a few millimeters to a few centimeters,&#13;
that is either denser, structurally different or more cemented than the material immediately beneath it,&#13;
resulting in greater soil strength when dry as measured by penetration resistance or other indices of soil&#13;
strength.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">GIS Techniques/Remote Sensing</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2020</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>ICRISAT</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Monograph</mods:genre></mods:mods>