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Item Accuracy of saline seep mapping from color infrared aerial photographs(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1990) Beyrau, John ArthurItem Detection and inventory of saline seep using color infrared aerial photographs and video image analysis(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1986) Long, Daniel SimpsonItem Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for the characterization of calcareous glacial till soils from north central Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2006) Steward, Genevieve Christine; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: David Brown.Diffuse reflective spectroscopy (DRS) is a method of soil carbon (C) quantification. In this study, the Vis-NIR (350 - 2500 nm) and MIR (2500-25000 nm) regions were evaluated to determine respective predictive accuracies of soil organic and inorganic carbon (SOC and SIC, respectively). The dataset included 315 soil samples of glacial till origin, obtained from six independent farm sites within the Golden Triangle region of Montana, with depths ranging from 0-100 cm. For Vis-NIR analysis, Local vs. Regional vs. Global calibration sets were compared by six-fold cross validation by site of C predictions developed by Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression and Boosted Regression Trees (BRT). First derivative spectral data was used along with four preparation methods: (i) field moist and (ii) dry cores, (iii) 2-mm sieved ("Sieved") and (iv) milled samples (<200-um, "Milled") were used to evaluate the potential application to in-situ analysis. The most accurate SOC predictions were from Milled samples using a Local calibration set. SOC predictions were a result of SOM electronic absorptions within the visible region.