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Soil processes are strongly influenced by soil properties and condition, land management, and weather. These factors can change greatly over short distances and times. For example, the susceptibility of a field to water erosion can change dramatically during the time it takes for ploughing (i.e. a few hours). Similarly, conditions on either side of a boundary line can be very different if farmers employ different management practices (e.g. no-till versus conventional tillage). This variability is in addition to the inherent variability of soil properties. Furthermore, variations in weather can occur over times from several minutes to years.
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Lee, J.J., Phillips, D.L., Benson, V.W. (1994). The Use of EPIC in a Statistical Framework for Regional Analysis of Soil Responses to Climate and Management. In: Rounsevell, M.D.A., Loveland, P.J. (eds) Soil Responses to Climate Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79218-2_19
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