Wheel Load and Wheel Pass Frequency as Indicators for Soil Compaction Risk: A Four-Year Analysis of Traffic Intensity at Field Scale

Wheel Load and Wheel Pass Frequency as Indicators for Soil Compaction Risk: A Four-Year Analysis of Traffic Intensity at Field Scale

Avoiding soil compaction is one of the objectives to ensure sustainable agriculture. Subsoil compaction in particular can be irreversible. Frequent passages by (increasingly heavy) agricultural machinery are one trigger for compaction. The aim of this work is to map and analyze the extent of traffic...

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Main Authors: Katja Augustin, Michael Kuhwald, Joachim Brunotte, Rainer Duttmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
traffic intensity
soil compaction
wheel passes
wheel load
soil degradation
cropland
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/8/292

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