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Gridded model estimates of nitrate-N stored in the vadose (unsaturated) zone at the global scale from 1900 to 2000

Dataset title Gridded model estimates of nitrate-N stored in the vadose (unsaturated) zone at the global scale from 1900 to 2000
Dataset creators Matthew Ascott, British Geological Survey
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract

Gridded model estimates of nitrate-N stored in the vadose (unsaturated) zone.

This dataset presents annual gridded estimates of nitrate stored in the vadose zone for 1900 – 2000 on a 0.5 degree grid (units: kg N/grid cell). Data are supplied as a single netCDF for all years. This data was derived by Ascott et al. (2017). Global models of depth to groundwater table, subsurface porosity and groundwater recharge were used to derive estimates of nitrate travel time in the vadose zone. The travel time was combined with annual estimates of nitrate leaching from the base of the soil zone for 1900 – 2000 to estimate total nitrate stored in the vadose zone. For full details of the dataset derivation, please refer to Ascott et al. (2017).

Ascott, M.J., Gooddy, D.C., Wang, L., Stuart, M.E., Lewis, M.A., Ward, R.S. and Binley, A.M. (2017) Global patterns of nitrate storage in the vadose zone. Nature Communications 8(1), 1416.

Dataset content dates 1900-2000
Dataset spatial coverage Global
Dataset supply format netCDF
Dataset language English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher British Geological Survey
Dataset publication date 12th July 2018
Dataset digital object identifier(DOI) 10.5285/800dd09b-5848-4803-a70c-cd15d5590f16
Dataset citation text Matthew Ascott (2018): Gridded model estimates of nitrate-N stored in the vadose (unsaturated) zone at the global scale from 1900 to 2000. British Geological Survey. http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/800dd09b-5848-4803-a70c-cd15d5590f16
Constraints and terms of use This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]".
Access the dataset http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item111550
Further information https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01321-w