Mapping topsoil physical properties at European scale using the LUCAS database
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Abstract
The Land Use and Cover Area frame Statistical survey (LUCAS) aimed at the collecting harmonized data about the state of land use/cover over the extent of European Union (EU). Among these 2•105 land use/cover observations selected for validation, a topsoil survey was conducted at about 10% of these sites. Topsoil sampling locations were selected as to be representative of European landscape using a latin hypercube stratified random sampling, taking into account CORINE land cover 2000, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM and its derived slope, aspect and curvature.\nIn this study we will discuss how the LUCAS topsoil database can be used to map soil properties at continental scale over the…
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- Topsoil
- Land cover
- Soil texture
- Environmental science
- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- Soil map
- Digital soil mapping
- Scale (ratio)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Life in Land
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