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Soil salinity manаgement manual | Part I.Soil salinity management in the Eurasian Region 
Chapter 2. 
Methods of studying, mapping and monitoring 
saline and alkaline soils
This chapter focuses on the main methods that are widely applied within the Eurasian Region 
and internationally in studying and assessing salt accumulation trends as well as the mapping 
and  monitoring  of   salt-affected  soils.  Methodological  aspects  of   the  assessment,  mapping  and 
monitoring of  saline and alkaline soils are presented in Annex  C; a brief  overview of  approaches 
and methodologies of  soil assessment and monitoring is given below.
2.1. Methods of studying and mapping of saline and alkaline soils: 
ground survey and remote sensing techniques, aerial photography 
and GIS-mapping