ESDAC Topsoil Soil Organic Carbon (LUCAS) for EU25, Nov. 2014
This European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) dataset provides the maps of Topsoil Soil Organic Carbon in EU-25 (reference year 2014) that are based on LUCAS 2009 soil point data through a generalized additive model. The data provided have been prepared for use by the Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment and Sustainability) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. This metadata refers to two maps: a) Map of predicted topsoil organic carbon content (g C kg-1) : The map was produced by fitting a generalised additive model between organic carbon measurements from the LUCAS survey (dependent variable) and a set of selected environmental covariates; namely slope, land cover, annual accumulated temperature, net primary productivity, latitude and longitude. The format provided is GeoTIFF. b) Map of standard error of the OC model predictions (g C kg-1): This map presents the associated uncertainty to the organic carbon content predictions. The standard error, which shows the theoretical range of deviation in the prediction made by the generalized additive model, was calculated for every pixel of the Map of predicted topsoil organic carbon content, based on the posterior covariance matrix of the fitted parameters. The format provided is GeoTIFF. The map of predicted OC content had the smallest values in Mediterranean countries and in croplands across Europe, whereas largest OC contents were predicted in wetlands, woodlands and mountainous areas. The map of the predictions' standard error had large uncertainty in northern latitudes, wetlands, moors and heathlands, whereas small uncertainty was mostly found in croplands. The map produced gives the most updated general picture of topsoil OC content at the European Union scale.
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About this resource
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f27f4d12-7bde-4862-b245-fd6e0d21af72
- Publication Date
- 2014-10-16
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ESDAC Topsoil Soil Organic Carbon (LUCAS) for EU25, Nov. 2014
- Short Name
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LUCAS
- Abstract
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This European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) dataset provides the maps of Topsoil Soil Organic Carbon in EU-25 (reference year 2014) that are based on LUCAS 2009 soil point data through a generalized additive model. The data provided have been prepared for use by the Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment and Sustainability) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. This metadata refers to two maps: a) Map of predicted topsoil organic carbon content (g C kg-1) : The map was produced by fitting a generalised additive model between organic carbon measurements from the LUCAS survey (dependent variable) and a set of selected environmental covariates; namely slope, land cover, annual accumulated temperature, net primary productivity, latitude and longitude. The format provided is GeoTIFF. b) Map of standard error of the OC model predictions (g C kg-1): This map presents the associated uncertainty to the organic carbon content predictions. The standard error, which shows the theoretical range of deviation in the prediction made by the generalized additive model, was calculated for every pixel of the Map of predicted topsoil organic carbon content, based on the posterior covariance matrix of the fitted parameters. The format provided is GeoTIFF. The map of predicted OC content had the smallest values in Mediterranean countries and in croplands across Europe, whereas largest OC contents were predicted in wetlands, woodlands and mountainous areas. The map of the predictions' standard error had large uncertainty in northern latitudes, wetlands, moors and heathlands, whereas small uncertainty was mostly found in croplands. The map produced gives the most updated general picture of topsoil OC content at the European Union scale.
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English
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EU25
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Soil
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Carbon
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Land cover
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Model
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Organic carbon
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Slope
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European
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EU25
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Soil
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Euope
Bounding Box
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-31.28
- East Bounding Coordinate
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34.10
- North Bounding Coordinate
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70.08
- South Bounding Coordinate
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27.64
Temporal Coverage
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2014-01-01
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2014-12-31
License Information
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The dataset has been provided to EEA for internal use and cannot be passed onto third parties. See conditions below: 1) The data provided have been prepared for use by the Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment and Sustainability) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. 2) The data are the result of JRC research activities and are primarily made available for further research. The JRC does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases. 3) The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under no circumstances are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain. 4) The user agrees to: a) Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates; b) Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).
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No limitations to public access
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Online
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Direct download (Eionet authentication)
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Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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Join Research Centre European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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EEA Geospatial Data Catalogue
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For information about the sources used and the generation of the maps: D. de Brogniez, C. Ballabio, A. Stevens, R. J. A. Jones, L. Montanarella and B. van Wesemael (2014). A map of the topsoil organic carbon content of Europe generated by a generalized additive model. European Journal of Soil Science. 66(1): 121-134 . doi: 10.1111/ejss.12193
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(2014).ESDAC Topsoil Soil Organic Carbon (LUCAS) for EU25, Nov. 2014. https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/75033661-550e-4c36-b1b7-b502ec545aa7
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1.0
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GeoTIFF
