NCR3: Soil Survey
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Inactive/Terminating
NCR3: Soil Survey
Duration: 09/01/1999 to 08/30/2004
Administrative Advisor(s):
NIFA Reps:
Non-Technical Summary
Statement of Issues and Justification
Objectives
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Coordinate activities and set priorities among the experiment stations for the NCSS in the NCR.
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Identify and prioritize common needs for soil and landscape research by Major Land Resources Areas to foster cooperative research projects and minimize
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Provide the scientific foundation for databases needed for soil and landscape interpretations.
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Utilize the regional soil map as a basis for generation of regional interpretative maps related to selected soil and landscape properties.
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Develop and utilize new models and methods of presenting soil and landscape parameters and data and their relationship to surface and subsurface water
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Evaluate and use appropriate new technologies for characterization of soil properties and their spatial distribution on the landscape.
Procedures and Activities
Expected Outcomes and Impacts
Projected Participation
View Appendix E: ParticipationEducational Plan
Organization/Governance
Literature Cited