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Using of Remote Sensing Technique And Geographic Information system In Desertification Aspects in Muthanna Province III- Physical and chemical soil properties | ||
| Kufa Journal for Agricultural Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 198-219 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jameel T. Al-Ali; Ali H. Dheyab; Kassium M. Al-Saddy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to investigate the physical and chemical properties of some soils in study area which selected as a part of Muthanna province with area of 4564 Km2. using Remote sensing Technique as Satellite image Land Sat 7 ETM+2000 and Geographic Information system (GIS) to delineate the land form units in area , which was checked and completed through field observation to generate a preliminary soil Mapping units . Six profile were taken to represent different mapping units three of them for river basin unit in Umm alakifisland , Al-Warkaa and Rumatha ; and two profile for sand dune units in Al-Zarkaa and Al-warkaa and one profile in Al-Samawa saltern unit. Results showed that soil pedon of A-C Horizon varied in vertical and horizontal direction. Sandy loam to loamy sand was dominanted texture in soil Al-Samawa saltern , Al-Zarkaa and Al-Samawa saltern , wherase silt loam was dominant texture in other soils . Organic matter content increased in river basin soil compared with other soils increased. The highest values were found in A horizon and decreased drastically in the lower horizons , so that bulk density value were increased in the same horizons . ECe horizon of studied soil was ranged from low salinity in Rumatha and Warkaa s sand dune ; medium salinity in Umm-Alakif ; high salinity in Zarkaa s sand dune to very high salinity in Samawa saltern soil, with the dominance of Na+ and Cl- ions . A sub angular blocky is dominated structure in almost soil except the (single grain) in Zarkaa sand dune. The soils were classified as Typictorrifluvents for almost soils just Al-Zarkaa soil which classified as Aerictorripsamment , with soil series DP45 , ME3 , DW34 , ME5 , DE53 and MW5 according to Al-Agaidi (1972). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Remote sensing; satellite image; Geographic Information System | ||
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