Topsoil carbon concentration estimates from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model

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• Last updated: 16 February 2023
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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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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2022-05-18T12:37:34
• Access contraints: 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
• Harvest GUID: 3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6
• Extent: Latitude: 60.861° to 49.864°
• Extent: Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
• Dataset reference date: 2020-11-25 (publication)
• Responsible party: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (author, pointOfContact, owner); NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (custodian); NERC Environmental Information Data Centre (publisher)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
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