DPLUS083 Peat Depth and Peatland Extent

This data set contains two layers: one for peat depth and one for peatland extent ( peat / no peat). They were generated as part of the Darwin Plus 083 project ‘Soil map and online database as climate change mitigation tools’, which was funded by the Darwin Initiative through UK Government and ran from April 2018 to October 2020. Additional layers for physical and chemical soil properties, soil classes, erosion extent and erosion risk are also available on the data portal.

Data and Resources

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	December 15, 2021, 04:17 (PST)
Created	May 20, 2021, 09:43 (PDT)
Region	Falkland Islands
Language	eng
Topic Category	Geoscientific information; earth sciences
Temporal Extent Start	2018-01-04
Temporal Extent End	2020-10-31
Dataset Reference Date	2020
Lineage	Peat definition was based on soil horizons with an organic matter content > 20%; this refers to peat, loamy peat, sandy peat, peaty loam and peaty sand. All peaty horizons from the soil surface to the first mineral horizon were included and added to calculate peat depth. Additionally to the general soil survey points, a further 257 points were included for peat depth to increase the sample size. The layers were generated through Digital Soil Mapping with spatial covariates and field observations, which were linked using a trained neural network model. The peat depth layer was used to create the peat / no peat layer; a cut-off of 40 cm of peat depth was applied to define 'peat' and 'no peat'.
West Longitude	-61.706905
South Latitude	-53.073
East Longitude	-57.538202
North Latitude	-50.833339
Spatial Reference System	WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name	Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address	Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role	Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations	Open access
Use Constraints	Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference	Cite data source as: Carter, S., Aitkenhead, M., Evans, C., Jungblut, A., McAdam, J., McNee, M., Radic, S. (2020) Soil map and online database as climate change mitigation tools. Darwin Plus 083. SAERI
Data Format	tiff
Update Frequency	survey completed
Accuracy	30 m per pixel
Resource Type	Dataset
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2021-05-18
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden

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