1. General Model Information
Name: The major soils of the world
Acronym: MAJORSOIL
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: biogeochemistry
Organization level:
Type of model: not specified
Main application:
Keywords: teaching, soil
Contact:
Dr.ir. P.M. Driessen
Wageningen Agricultural University
Dept. Soil Science and Geology
P.O.Box 37
NL-6700 AA Wageningen
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31.8370.83575
Fax : +31.8370.82419
email: paul.driessen@bodlan.beng.wau.nl
Driessen, P.M. & R. Dudal
Author(s):
Driessen, P.M. & R. Dudal
Abstract:
The course deals with the classification, occurrence, genesis, properties and use of the
major soils of the world as distinguished in the Revised Legend (1990) to the FAO-Unesco Soil Map
of the World.
Author of the abstract:
CAMASE
(Concerted Action for the development and testing of quantitative
methods for research on Agricultural Systems and the Environment):
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s):
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s):
II.3 Manuals:
II.4 Data:
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
III.2 Quantities
III.2.1 Input
III.2.2 Output
IV. References
Driessen, P.M. & R. Dudal, 1992. The major soils of the world: lecture notes on their geography, formation,properties and use. Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Soil Science and Geology, The Netherlands. 309 pp.
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
Last review of this document by: 18.7. 1997
Status of the document:
last modified by
Joachim Benz Mon Jul 2 18:31:37 CEST 2007