MapBiomas SOC stock metadata

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Full name:

Annual mapping of soil organic carbon stock in Brazil 1985-2022 (beta collection)

Version:

v2

Organization or Author:

MapBiomas, Alessandro Samuel Rosa

Abstract:

Series of raster maps of the soil (0-30 cm) organic carbon stock across Brazil, covering the period 1985-2022, with temporal resolution of one year and spatial resolution of 30 m. The maps were produced using 9650 field soil samples and 43 static and dynamic covariates. More information: https://data.mapbiomas.org/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.58053/MapBiomas/DHAYLZ

Geographical Coverage:

National - Brazil

GIS Data Type:

Raster

Spatial resolution:

30 m (30 x 30 m pixel)

Publication date:

2023-06-20

Reference period-start:

1985

Reference period-stop

2021

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Soil Properties:

Soil Organic Carbon Stock

Soil deph coverage (cm):

0-30 cm

Citation:

MapBiomas, 2023, "Annual mapping of soil organic carbon stock in Brazil 1985-2021" https://doi.org/10.58053/MapBiomas/DHAYLZ, MapBiomas Data, V1"

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More information on data harmonization and modelling at the following link: https://github.com/Laboratorio-de-Pedometria/mapbiomas-soc

Name Original name Unit of measurement Description
Soil Organic Carbon Stock Soil organic carbon stock t/ha Estimation of soil organic carbon stock
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