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Assessment and monitoring of soil quality using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS)

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Cécillon, L., Barthès, B. G., Gomez, C., Ertlen, D., Genot, V., Hedde, M., Stevens, A., Brun, J. J.·2009·European Journal of Soil Science

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Soil degradation processes have dramatically increased in their extent and intensity over the last decades. Progressively, actions have been taken in order to evaluate and reduce the major threats that have already wreaked havoc on soil conditions. Efficient and standardized monitoring of soil conditions is thus required but soil quality research is facing an important technological challenge because of the number of properties involved in soil quality. The objective of the present review is to examine critically the suitability of near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) as a tool for soil quality assessment. We first detail the soil quality‐related parameters (chemical, physical and biological) that can be predicted with NIRS through laboratory measurements. The ability of imaging NIRS (airborne or satellite) for mapping a minimum data set of soil quality is also discussed. Then we review the most recent research using soil reflectance spectra as an integrated measure of soil quality, from global site classification to the prediction of specific soil quality indices. We conclude that imaging NIRS enables the direct mapping of some soil properties and soil threats, but that further developments to solve several technological limitations identified are needed before it can be used for soil quality assessment. The robustness of laboratory NIRS for soil quality assessment allows its implementation in soil monitoring networks. However, its routine use requires the development of international soil spectral libraries that should become a priority for soil quality research. Résumé Evaluation et surveillance de la qualité des sols par spectroscopie proche infrarouge (SPIR) Les processus de dégradation des sols ont fortement augmenté au cours des dernières décennies. Des mesures sont progressivement mises en place afin d’évaluer et de limiter l’impact des principales menaces qui ont déjà provoqué une diminution préoccupante de la qualité des sols. Des méthodes efficaces et standardisées de suivi de la qualité des sols sont donc indispensables, mais les nombreuses propriétés impliquées dans la qualité des sols compliquent son évaluation rigoureuse. L’objectif de cette revue est d’examiner le potentiel de la spectroscopie proche infrarouge (SPIR) comme outil rapide de caractérisation de la qualité des sols. Nous dressons d’abord l’inventaire des propriétés du sol liées à sa qualité qui sont prédictibles par des mesures SPIR en laboratoire. Le potentiel de l’imagerie embarquée SPIR (satellite, avion) est également abordé. Nous réalisons ensuite une synthèse des applications utilisant la réflectance spectrale des sols comme mesure intégrée de leur qualité, depuis la classification de sites selon leur état de dégradation jusqu’à la prédiction d’indices spécifiques de qualité du sol. Nous concluons que l’imagerie SPIR permet de cartographier quelques propriétés et menaces pesant sur les sols, mais les limites technologiques relevées exigent d’importants développements pour en faire un outil robuste d’évaluation de la qualité des sols. La fiabilité de la technique SPIR par mesures en laboratoire permet sa mise en œuvre rapide dans les réseaux de mesures de la qualité des sols. Toutefois, son utilisation en routine nécessitera le développement de librairies spectrales internationales, qui devrait constituer une des priorités de recherche sur la qualité des sols.

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  • Soil sensing approaches such as spectroscopic techniques offer the opportunity to measure various soil chemical, physical and biological parameters in a fast and inexpensive way.

    “soil sensing approaches such as spectroscopic techniques, e.g. near-infrared spectroscopy and remote sensing, o ff er the opportunity to measure various soil chemical, physical and biological parameters in a fast and inexpensive way”

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    The Introduction describes NIRS as rapid and cost-effective, and the Conclusions report good laboratory NIRS predictions for many chemical and some physical and biological soil properties. The Conclusions limit imaging NIRS, a remote-sensing approach, to predictions of some chemical properties and note limitations to its routine use; the broader implication that remote sensing can readily measure all three types is not supported. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Cécillon, L., Barthès, B. G., Gomez, C., Ertlen, D., Genot, V., Hedde, M., Stevens, A., & Brun, J. J.
Affiliations
  • Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
  • Institut Agro Montpellier (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (BE)
  • UCLouvain (BE)
Corresponding author
Cécillon, L.
Venue
European Journal of Soil Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-09-15
Volume
60
Issue
5
Pages
770-784
ISSN
  • 1351-0754 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2389
OpenAlex
W2081681770
Cited by
247
References
116
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FWCI
9.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Science and Environmental Management
Keywords
soil quality assessment, near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy, soil degradation, soil quality index, soil spectral library, soil property prediction, soil monitoring network

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