Vocabulary Term Details

Soil temperature

Definition (http://www.usyd.edu.au/agric/ACSS/sphysic/temperature.html)

Soil temperature plays an important role in many processes, which take place in the soil such as chemical reactions and biological interactions. Soil temperature varies in response to exchange processes that take place primarily through the soil surface. (USYD)

Preferred Units: degree Celsius

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Soil chemicophysical properties
Temperature
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Approved Date
02-Nov-2012

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