Soil Variability and Land Evaluation

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course integrates formal in-field (including excursions held over two weekends during the semester, dates to be determined considering weather conditions) and laboratory training, with classroom discussions of concepts, to guide the gathering and interpreting of soilscape information. The principal focus is on soil, as a spatially- and temporally-variable product and component of ecosystems; special consideration is given to the factors controlling soil processes, from local to global scales. An examination of methods, for describing and quantifying the distribution of soils, includes survey and sensor-based techniques, in conjunction with data trend analysis and modelling.