Studies on the reflectance spectral features of saline soil along the middle reaches of Tarim River: A case study in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
Abstract
There has been growing interest in the use of reflectance spectroscopy as a rapid and inexpensive tool for soil characterization. In this study, 53 soil samples were collected from the oasis in the Weigan and Kuqa River delta along the middle reaches of Tarim River to investigate the level of soil chemical components in relation to soil spectral. An approach combining spectral technology and multi-variant statistical analysis was used to determine the reflectance spectral features of saline soil. The spectral data was first pretreated to remove noises and absorption bands from water, which eliminated influence from instrument errors and other external background factors. Several spectral absorption features were calculated for several saline soil samples to confirm that soil at the same salinity level had similar absorption spectral properties. Secondly, a correlation relationship between reflectance spectra and salinity factors was estimated by bivariate correlation method. Fourteen salinity factors including eight major ions and soil electrical conductivity (EC), soil salt content (SSC), pH, and total dissolved solid (TDS) in the saline soil were evaluated. Datasets of the salinity factors that correlated significantly with field data measurements of reflectance rate and the corresponding spectrum data were used to construct quantitative regression models. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, SSC, SO42-, TDS, and EC had a correlation coefficient at 0.746, 0.908, 0.798, and 0.933 with the raw spectral data, respectively, which confirmed strong correlation between salinity factors and soil reflectance spectrum. Findings from this study will have significant impact on characterization of spectral features of saline soil in oasis in arid land. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012.
Publication Title
Environmental Earth Sciences
Recommended Citation
Zhang, F., Tiyip, T., Ding, J., Kung, H., Johnson, V., Sawut, M., Tashpolat, N., & Gui, D. (2013). Studies on the reflectance spectral features of saline soil along the middle reaches of Tarim River: A case study in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. Environmental Earth Sciences, 69 (8), 2743-2761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-2096-y
