Mapping the distribution, trends, and drivers of soil organic carbon in China from 1982 to 2019

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 429; p. 116232
• Main Authors: Yang, Ren-Min, Huang, Lai-Ming, Zhang, Xin, Zhu, Chang-Ming, Xu, Lu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Digital soil mapping; Drivers; National scale; Soil carbon; Spatiotemporal variation; Spatiotemporal variation; National scale; Digital soil mapping; Drivers; Soil carbon

•We produced yearly maps of SOC to 1 m depth in China for 1982–2019 at a 1 km resolution.•The estimated SOC storage ranged from 89.03 to 97.41 Pg C and showed a slight increase over time.•Seventeen percent of all areas exhibited a substantial decrease in SOC since 1982.•We mapped the spatial distrib...