Multispectral bare soil composites as a resource for SOC mapping rather than SOC monitoring: A case study in the Walloon region (Belgium)

Dries De Bièvre; Pierre Defourny; Bas van Wesemael

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Multispectral bare soil composites as a resource for SOC mapping rather than SOC monitoring: A case study in the Walloon region (Belgium)

Dries De Bièvre

Pierre Defourny

Bas van Wesemael

Geoderma Vol. 467 pp. 117738 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 467
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Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2 Croix du Sud bte L7.05.24, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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Bas van Wesemael

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Dries De Bièvre, Pierre Defourny, Bas van Wesemael (2026). Multispectral bare soil composites as a resource for SOC mapping rather than SOC monitoring: A case study in the Walloon region (Belgium). Geoderma, 467, 117738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117738

Multispectral bare soil composites as a resource for SOC mapping rather than SOC monitoring: A case study in the Walloon region (Belgium)

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