SECTION ONE - BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This section gives the background information related to the global mobilization to provide mapping of salt-affected soils. It also covers a brief literature review on the characteristics, distribution, indicators and drivers, and mapping and classification methods for these soils. The section is intended to illustrate the relationship between the characteristics of these soils and input data requirement for their mapping and classification.

(c) Gulchekhra Khasankhanova