CLSoilMaps: A national soil gridded database of physical and hydraulic soil properties for Chile.

ABSTRACT: Spatially explicit soil information is crucial for comprehending and managing many of Earth´s processes related to carbon, water, and other biogeochemical cycles. We introduced a gridded database of soil physical properties and hydraulic parameters at 100 meters spatial resolution. It covers the continental area of Chile and binational basins shared with Argentina for six standardized depths following the specifications of the GlobalSoilMap project. We generated soil maps based on digital soil mapping techniques based on more than 4000 observations, including unpublished data from remote areas. These maps were used as input for the pedotransfer function Rosetta V3 to obtain predictions of soil hydraulic properties, such as field capacity, permanent wilting point, total available water capa

SUBMITTER: Dinamarca DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10505153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature