SoilGrids250m metadata

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SoilGrids — global gridded soil information

Version:

2.0

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Abstract:

SoilGrids is designed as a globally consistent, data-driven system that predicts soil properties and classes using global covariates and globally fitted models. If you are looking for soil information on national and/or local levels we advise you, before using SoilGrids, to compare SoilGrids predictions with soil maps derived from national and local soil geographical databases. National soil maps are usually based on more detailed input soil information and therefore are often more accurate than SoilGrids (within the local coverage area). For an overview of national and regional soil databases, please refer to the Soil Geographic Databases compendium.

The selection of soil profiles underpinning SoilGrids is larger than the publicly available set ('wosis_latest') displayed here (for details see the ESSD paper). The actual number of observations for each property varies (greatly) between profiles and with depth, generally depending on the objectives of the initial soil sampling programmes. National soil survey organisations will generally maintain a wider selection of soil profiles/properties for their country in their databases.

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Geographical Coverage:

Global

GIS Data Type:

Raster

Spatial resolution:

250 m (250 x 250 m pixel)

Publication date:

2021-05-11

Reference period-start:

1905-04-01

Reference period-stop

2016-07-05

License:

Key Soil Properties:

Bulk Density, Cation Exchange Capacity, Coarse Fragments, Nitrogen, pH, Clay, sand, silt, Organic Carbon Content, Soil Organic Carbon Density, Soil Organic Carbon Stock, Water Content

Soil deph coverage (cm):

Up to 200 cm

Soil Functions:

-

Soil Threats:

-

Soil parameters overview

Soil Parameter name Unit of measurement Description
bdod_0-5cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(0-5)
bdod_5-15cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(5-15)
bdod_15-30cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(15-30)
bdod_30-60cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(30-60)
bdod_60-100cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(60-100)
bdod_100-200cm_mean_250 cg/cm3 Bulk density of the fine earth fraction(100-200)
cec_0-5cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil (0-5)
cec_5-15cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil(5-15)
cec_15-30cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soi(15-30)l
cec_30-60cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil(30-60)
cec_60-100cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil(60-100)
cec_100-200cm_mean_250 mmolc/kg Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil(100-200)
cfvo_0-5cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) (0-5)
cfvo_5-15cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) (5-15)
cfvo_15-30cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) (15-30)
cfvo_30-60cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) (30-60)
cfvo_60-100cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm)(60-100)
cfvo_100-200cm_mean_250 cm3/dm3 Volumetric fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) (100-200)
nitrogen_0-5cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (0-5)
nitrogen_5-15cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (5-15)
nitrogen_15-30cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (15-30)
nitrogen_30-60cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (30-60)
nitrogen_60-100cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (60-100)
nitrogen_100-200cm_mean_250 cg/kg Total nitrogen (N) (100-200)
phh2o_0-5cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH(0-5)
phh2o_5-15cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH(5-15)
phh2o_15-30cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH(15-30)
phh2o_30-60cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH(30-60)
phh2o_60-100cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH60-(100)
phh2o_100-200cm_mean_250 pH x 10 Soil pH(100-200)
clay_0-5cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(0-5)
clay_5-15cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(5-15)
clay_15-30cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(15-30)
clay_30-60cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(30-60)
clay_100-200cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(100-200)
clay_60-100cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of clay particles (< 0.002 mm) in the fine earth fraction(60-100)
sand_0-5cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(0-5)
sand_5-15cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(5-15)
sand_15-30cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(15-30)
sand_30-60cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(30-60)
sand_60-100cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(60-100)
sand_100-200cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of sand particles (> 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(100-200)
silt_0-5cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(0-5)
silt_5-15cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(5-15)
silt_15-30cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(15-30)
silt_30-60cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(30-60)
silt_60-100cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(60-100)
silt_100-200cm_mean_250 g/kg Proportion of silt particles (≥ 0.002 mm and ≤ 0.05 mm) in the fine earth fraction(100-200)
soc_0-5cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
soc_5-15cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
soc_15-30cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
soc_30-60cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
soc_60-100cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
soc_100-200cm_mean_250 dg/kg Soil organic carbon content in the fine earth fraction()
ocd_0-5cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(0-5)
ocd_5-15cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(5-15)
ocd_15-30cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(15-30)
ocd_30-60cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(30-60)
ocd_60-100cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(60-100)
ocd_100-200cm_mean_250 hg/m3 Organic carbon density(100-200)
ocs_0-30cm_mean_250 t/ha Organic carbon stocks(0-30)
wv0010_0-5cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (0-5)
wv0010_5-15cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (5-15)
wv0010_15-30cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (15-30)
wv0010_30-60cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (30-60)
wv0010_60-100cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (60-100)
wv0010_100-200cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 10kPa in 10-3 cm3/cm3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (100-200)
wv0033_0-5cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (0-5)
wv0033_5-15cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (5-15)
wv0033_15-30cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (15-30)
wv0033_30-60cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (30-60)
wv0033_60-100cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (60-100)
wv0033_100-200cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 33kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (100-200)
wv1500_0-5cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (0-5)
wv1500_5-15cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (5-15)
wv1500_15-30cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (15-30)
wv1500_30-60cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (30-60)
wv1500_60-100cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (60-100)
wv1500_100-200cm_mean_250 cm3/100cm3 Volumetric Water Content at 1500kPa in 10-3 cm3cm-3 (0.1 v% or 1 mm/m) (100-200)
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