Module 5
5. Assessment of soil and land parameters and designing a baseline scenario with readily available tools.
- The
use of geographic data
- Free
and open datasets for ecosystem characterization and practice implementation:
- National datasets (Partnership);
- Copernicus land and climate monitoring systems;
- Other open and free datasets;
- Exploring the data.
- Precision
agriculture
- With tools at
- Free
and open datasets for ecosystem characterization and practice implementation:
- How
to estimate soil carbon content in tC/ha
- SOC = OC x BD x D x (1-G) Organic Carbon: DIY oven dry / loss on ignition methods (350-degree oven, tinfoil in the barbecue)
- Bulk Density: 100cm3 volume cylinder, take sample at 30cm depth, carefully, oven dry 105dgreesC for 24 hours and weight.
- Depth: see soil maps or assume 30cm, or less if shallower soils (Depth of refusal or when the sampler can’t go any deeper).
- G: 2mm mesh sieve, weight %.
