Added value of geophysics-based soil mapping in agro-ecosystem simulations

Brogi, Cosimo; Huisman, Johan A.; Weihermüller, Lutz; Herbst, Michael; Vereecken, Harry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-125-2021

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-125-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-125-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

Original research article

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18 May 2021

Original research article |

| 18 May 2021

Added value of geophysics-based soil mapping in agro-ecosystem simulations

Cosimo Brogi, Johan A. Huisman, Lutz Weihermüller, Michael Herbst, and Harry Vereecken

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Final revised paper (published on 18 May 2021)
Preprint (discussion started on 28 Dec 2020)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Added value of geophysics-based soil mapping in agro-ecosystem simulations', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Cosimo Brogi, 07 Feb 2021
- AC4: 'Response to Referees comments (RC1 and RC2) and to comment SC1', Cosimo Brogi, 17 Feb 2021
SC1: 'Comment on soil-2020-78', Eric Bönecke, 01 Feb 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on SC1', Cosimo Brogi, 03 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Comments on 'Added value of geophysics-based soil mapping in agro-ecosystem simulations'', Jacopo Boaga, 03 Feb 2021
- AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Cosimo Brogi, 07 Feb 2021
- AC5: 'Response to Referees comments (RC1 and RC2) and to comment SC1', Cosimo Brogi, 17 Feb 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Revision (05 Mar 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

AR by Cosimo Brogi on behalf of the Authors (05 Mar 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Mar 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

RR by Jacopo Boaga (18 Mar 2021)

ED: Publish as is (10 Apr 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

ED: Publish as is (16 Apr 2021) by Kristof Van Oost (Executive editor)

AR by Cosimo Brogi on behalf of the Authors (18 Apr 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

There is a need in agriculture for detailed soil maps that carry quantitative information. Geophysics-based soil maps have the potential to deliver such products, but their added value has not been fully investigated yet. In this study, we compare the use of a geophysics-based soil map with the use of two commonly available maps as input for crop growth simulations. The geophysics-based product results in better simulations, with improvements that depend on precipitation, soil, and crop type.