TY  - CHAP
N2  - Concern over global problems induced by rising CO2 has prompted attention on the role of
forests and pastures as carbon ?storage? because forests and pastures store a large amount of
carbon in vegetation biomass and soil. Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a critical role in soil
quality and has the potential to cost-effectively mitigate the detrimental effects of rising
atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and
climate change(Causarano-Medina, 2006).
SOM, an important source of plant nutrients is itself influenced by land use, soil type, parent
material, time, climate and vegetation (Loveland &Webb, 2003). Important climatic factors
influencing SOM include rainfall and temperature. Within the same isotherm, the SOM
content increases with increase in rainfall regime. For the same isohyet, the SOM content................
AV  - public
A1  - Ayoubi, S
A1  - Shahri, A P
A1  - Karchegani, P M
A1  - Sahrawat, K L
TI  - Application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to Predict Soil Organic Matter Using Remote Sensing Data in Two Ecosystems
UR  - http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/biomass-and-remote-sensing-of-biomass
T2  - Biomass and Remote Sensing of Biomass
SP  - 181
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat3992
EP  - 196
SN  - 978-953-307-490-0
PB  - InTech Open Access
CY  - InTechWeb.org
ER  -