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| Application of Surfer software to the study of farmland shelterbelts |
| Su Fanxing, Guan Wenbin, Ye Minsheng, Li Chunping |
| College of Soil and Water Conservation in Beijing Forestry University Key Lab of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating, Ministry of Education, 100083, Beijing, China |
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Abstract In order to study the effects of farmland shelterbelts in a spatial perspective, Surfer software was applied, as it is powerful in contouring and 3D surface mapping, and it can describe the characteristic of each factorial distribution pattern within the district by the spacial data format. The process of making maps by Surfer was explained based on the analysis of field data, advantages of the software were also showed by comparing to other methods, which can become a very efficient approach in the study of shelterbelts and fields related to soil and water conservation. Results showed that Surfer software is an efficient and quick data analyzing tool, and it will have a great promise in the study of shelterbelts and related fields.
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Received: 02 November 2005
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