Online-only Table 3 List and details of the extra climate, soil and geographical variables added to the original dataset; indicating the database source and including the units and spatial and temporal resolution.

From: A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops

Dataset

Variable

Units

Spatial Resolution

Temporal resolution

Name in database

SRTM

Elevation

Meters above sea level

30 m

 

elevation

QGIS (STMR)

Slope

Angle

30 m

 

slope

Aspect

 

30 m

 

aspect

Hillshade

 

30 m

 

Hillshade

Roughness

 

30 m

 

roughness

World Clim v2

Solar radiation per month

KJ/m2

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Averaged monthly 1970–2000

‘SolarRad_Jan’ to

‘SolarRad_Dec’

Bio 1: Annual Mean Temperature

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual Mean Temperature

Bio1

Bio 2: Mean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio2

Bio 3: Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (*100)

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio3

Bio 4: Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100)

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio4

Bio 5: Max Temperature of Warmest Month

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio5

Bio 6: Min Temperature of Coldest Month

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio6

Bio 7: Temperature Annual Range (BIO5-BIO6)

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio7

Bio 8: Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio8

Bio 9: Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio9

Bio 10: Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio10

Bio 11: Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter

Celsius

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio11

Bio 12: Annual Precipitation

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio12

Bio 13: Precipitation of Wettest Month

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio13

Bio 14: Precipitation of Driest Month

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio14

Bio 15: Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation)

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio15

Bio 16: Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio16

Bio 17: Precipitation of Driest Quarter

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio17

Bio 18: Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio18

Bio 19: Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

mm

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

Bio19

Chave et al. (2015)

Climate water deficit (CWD)

 

Annual

CWD

P/(T + 10)

Bio12/(Bio 1 + 10)

mm/Celisus

30 seconds (~1 km2)

Annual

PT10

Soil Grids

Absolute depth to bedrock

cm

250 m

BedDepth

Bulk density at 7 different depths*

Kg/m3 of the fine earth fraction (<2 mm)

250 m

‘BD_1’ to ‘BD_7’

pH in H2O at 7 different depths*

pH in H2O

250 m

‘pH_1’ to ‘pH_7’

Clay at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘clay_1’ to ‘clay_7’

Soil Grids

Silt at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘Silt_1’ to ‘Silt_7’

Sand at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘Sand_1’ to ‘Sand_7’

Cation-exchange capacity at 7 different depths*

Cmol+/kg of the fine earth fraction (<2 mm)

250 m

‘CAT_1’ to ‘CAT_7’

Coarse fragments volumetric fraction at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘CVOL_1’ to ‘CVOL_7’

Available soil water capacity (volumetric fraction) until wilting point at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘WatCap_1’ to ‘WatCap_7’

Available soil water capacity (volumetric fraction) for h1 at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘WCat1h_1’ to ‘WCat1h_7’

Saturated water content (volumetric fraction) for tS at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘SatWat_1’ to ‘SatWat_7’

Soil organic carbon density in kg per cubic-m at 7 different depths*

kg per cubic-m

250 m

‘GRIDSOC_kgm3_1’ to

‘GRIDSOC_ kgm3_7’

Soil organic carbon stock in tons per ha at 6 different depths* plus three extra depths (30 to 250 m; 100 to 250 m and 200 to 250 m)

tons per ha

250 m

‘GRIDSOC_tonha_1’ to

‘GRIDSOC_tonha _6’ and

‘GRIDSOC_tonha _30_250’,

‘GRIDSOC_tonha _100_250’,

‘GRIDSOC_tonha _200_250’

Soil organic carbon content (fine earth fraction) in g per kg at 7 different depths*

%

250 m

‘GRIDSOC_gKg_1’ to

‘GRIDSO_gKg _7’

FAO

Slope class

class

30 m

 

Slope Class*

FAO

Eco regions

 

Ecoregion*

  1. *Slope Class: class 1, slope 0–2%; class 2: 2–5%; class 3: 5–8%; class 4: 8–16%; class 5: 16–30%; class 6: 30–45% and class 7: >45%.
  2. *Ecoregions: Tropical moist deciduous forest, Boreal coniferous forest, Temperate steppe, Subtropical humid forest, Temperate oceanic forest, Tropical rainforest, Tropical shrubland, Tropical dry forest, Subtropical dry forest, Temperate desert, Subtropical steppe, Temperate continental forest, Tropical mountain system, Tropical desert, Temperate mountain system, Subtropical desert, Water, Tropical shubrland.
  3. *Depths (following to the Soil Grids classification): class 1, 0 cm; class 2, 5 cm; class 3, 15 cm; class 4, 30 cm; class 5, 60 cm; class 6, 100 cm and class 7 200 cm.