Topsoil carbon concentration estimates from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model
This dataset presents modelled estimates of soil carbon concentration (g kg-1) at 1km2 resolution across Great Britain. A Generalized Additive Model approach was used with Countryside Survey soil carbon data from 2007 and including climate, atmospheric deposition, habitat, soil and spatial predictors. The model is based on soil carbon data from 2446 locations across Great Britain and is representative of 0-15 cm soil depth. Loss-on-ignition (LOI) was determined by combustion of 10g dry soil at 375 degrees Celsius for 16 hours; carbon concentration was estimated by multiplying LOI by a factor of 0.55. The Countryside Survey looks at a range of physical, chemical and biological properties of the topsoil from a representative sample of habitats across the UK. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6
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geoscientificInformation
Soil
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2008-06-01
Broad Habitat
Deposition
Parent Material Model
Countryside Survey
Climate
Carbon
Organic matter
Loss on ignition
UK-SCAPE
-8.648
1.768
60.861
49.864
2007-01-01
2007-12-31
publication
2020-11-25
The data used to model soil carbon concentration are taken from the Countryside Survey. The technical reports by Emmett et al. (2010) present full methodological details for the Countryside Survey soil sampling and analytical processes, and can be found at: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9354/1/CS_UK_2007_TR9.pdf.
publication
2010-12-08
NetCDF
4
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Thomas, A.R.C., Cosby, B.J., Henrys, P.A., Emmett, B.A. (2020). Topsoil carbon concentration estimates from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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