DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2629590
title: Soil water content (volumetric %) for 33kPa and 1500kPa suctions predicted at 6 standard depths (0, 10, 30, 60, 100 and 200 cm) at 250 m resolution

description: Soil water content (volumetric) in percent for 33 kPa and 1500 kPa suctions predicted at 6 standard depths (0, 10, 30, 60, 100 and 200 cm) at 250 m resolution. Training points are based on a global compilation of soil profiles (USDA NCSS, AfSPDB, ISRIC WISE, EGRPR, SPADE, CanNPDB, UNSODA, SWIG, HYBRAS and HydroS). Data import steps are available <strong>here</strong>. Spatial prediction steps are described in detail <strong>here</strong>. Note: these are actually measured and mapped soil content values; no Pedo-Transfer-Functions have been used (except to fill-in the missing NCSS bulk densities). Available water capacity in mm (derived as a difference between field capacity and wilting point multiplied by layer thickness) per layer is available <strong>here</strong>. Antartica is not included.

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All files internally compressed using "COMPRESS=DEFLATE" creation option in GDAL. File naming convention:


	sol = theme: soil,
	watercontent.33kPa = water content (volumetric percent) under field capacity (33 kPa suction),
	usda.4b1c = determination method: laboratory method code,
	m = mean value,
	250m = spatial resolution / block support: 250 m,
	b10..10cm = vertical reference: 10 cm depth below surface,
	1950..2017 = time reference: period 1950-2017,
	v0.1 = version number: 0.1,
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