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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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2020-11-25

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6

Other citation details: 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 10.5285/3aaa52d3-918a-4f95-b065-32f33e45d4f6

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thomas, A.R.C.

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Cosby, B.J.

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Henrys, P.A.

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Emmett, B.A.

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dr. Pete Henrys

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

Soil

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

Keywords

Soil
Broad Habitat
Parent Material Model
Countryside Survey
Loss on ignition
UK-SCAPE

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Other 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

Spatial representation type: grid

Distance: 1000 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

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Geoscientific information

Begin date: 2007-01-01

End date: 2007-12-31

Code: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: 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.

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Metadata Date: 2023-11-24T14:15:50

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