Quantifying soil properties relevant to soil organic carbon biogeochemical cycles by infrared spectroscopy University of Antwerp
Oxyhydroxides, soil texture and soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions are key parameters determining organic carbon cycling in soils. Standard laboratory methods to determine these soil properties are, however, time --consuming and expensive. Visible near infrared (Vis-NIR) and mid infrared (MIR) spectroscopy have been recognized as a promising alternative, but previous studies have not explicitly considered the above-mentioned soil properties as ...