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

Publisher
Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
30 July 2026
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Summary

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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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
24 July 2026
Harvest GUID
3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6
Extent (Latitude)
60.861° to 49.864°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.648° to 1.768°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2020-11-25
Access constraints
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
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ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng