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

This dataset presents modelled estimates of soil nitrogen concentration (% dry weight soil) at 1km2 resolution across Great Britain. A Generalized Additive Model approach was used with Countryside Survey soil nitrogen data from 2007 and including climate, atmospheric deposition, habitat, soil and spatial predictors. The model is based on soil nitrogen data from 913 locations across Great Britain and is representative of 0-15 cm soil depth. Soil N concentration was determined using a total elemental analyser. 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/10.5285/8ec2d5ae-5d19-4b58-8cf6-aafdad485bb2

Date (Publication): 2020-11-25

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/8ec2d5ae-5d19-4b58-8cf6-aafdad485bb2

Citation identifier: doi: / 10.5285/8ec2d5ae-5d19-4b58-8cf6-aafdad485bb2

Other citation details: Thomas, A.R.C., Cosby, B.J., Henrys, P.A., Emmett, B.A. (2020). Topsoil nitrogen concentration estimates from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/8ec2d5ae-5d19-4b58-8cf6-aafdad485bb2

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Thomas, A.R.C.	enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Author
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Cosby, B.J.	enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Author
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Henrys, P.A.	enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Author
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Emmett, B.A.	enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Author
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Custodian
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Henrys, P.	enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Point of contact
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre		info@eidc.ac.uk	Publisher
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology		enquiries@ceh.ac.uk	Owner

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Soil
UK-SCAPE
Parent Material Model
Countryside Survey
Broad Habitat

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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 nitrogen concentration estimates from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/8ec2d5ae-5d19-4b58-8cf6-aafdad485bb2

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Begin date: 2007-01-01

End date: 2007-12-31

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: The data used to model soil nitrogen 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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