Climate and land use changes explain variation in the A horizon and soil thickness in the United States

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 129 - 11
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yakun, Hartemink, Alfred E., Vanwalleghem, Tom, Bonfatti, Benito Roberto, Moen, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.12.2024; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Anthropogenic factors; Biogeochemical cycles; Climatic zones; Conservation; Conservation practices; Horizon; Land resources; Land use; Natural resources; Resource conservation; Soil analysis; Soil erosion; Soil formation; Soil moisture; Soil surveys; Soil temperature; Spatial distribution; Temporal variations; Thickness; Topsoil; United States > US

Understanding spatio-temporal changes in soil thickness and their natural and anthropogenic driving factors are essential for earth system modeling and natural resource conservation. It remains challenging to accurately quantify the spatial pattern of soil thickness, and there is no assessment of it...