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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-507-2022
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Short communication
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29 Jul 2022
Short communication |
| 29 Jul 2022
| 29 Jul 2022
An open Soil Structure Library based on X-ray CT data
Department of Soil System Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Lukas Albrecht
Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Soil Quality and Soil Use, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
Steffen Schlüter
Department of Soil System Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Hans-Jörg Vogel
Department of Soil System Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Short summary
Soil structure is of central importance for soil functions. It is, however, ill defined. With the increasing availability of X-ray CT scanners, more and more soils are scanned and an undisturbed image of the soil's structure is produced. Often, a qualitative description is all that is derived from these images. We provide now a web-based Soil Structure Library where these images can be evaluated in a standardized quantitative way and can be compared to a world-wide data set.
Soil structure is of central importance for soil functions. It is, however, ill defined. With...
