Download global soils data. The data are derived from the SoilGRIDS database. The data were aggregated and transformed to a longitude/latitude coordinate reference system with 30-second spatial resolution.
See https://www.isric.org/explore/soilgrids for more info.
data license: CC-BY 4.0
soil_world(var, depth, stat="mean", name="", path, ...)
SpatRaster
character. Variables name. One of: "bdod", "cfvo", "clay", "nitrogen", "ocd", "ocs", "phh2o", "sand", "silt", "soc", "wrb". See Details
numeric. One of 5, 15, 30, 60, 100, 200
. This is shorthand for the following depth ranges: 0-5, 5-15, 15-30, 30-60, 60-100, 100-200 cm. Ignored if var="wrb"
character. One of "mean", "uncertainty", "Q0.05", "Q0.5", "Q0.95". Ignored if var="wrb"
character. One of "Acrisols", "Albeluvisols", "Alisols", "Andosols", "Arenosols", "Calcisols", "Cambisols", "Chernozems", "Cryosols", "Durisols", "Ferralsols", "Fluvisols", "Gleysols", "Gypsisols", "Histosols", "Kastanozems", "Leptosols", "Lixisols", "Luvisols", "Nitisols", "Phaeozems", "Planosols", "Plinthosols", "Podzols", "Regosols", "Solonchaks", "Solonetz", "Stagnosols", "Umbrisols", "Vertisols". Only used when var="wrb"
character. Path for storing the downloaded data. See geodata_path
additional arguments passed to download.file
var | description | unit | |
bdod | Bulk density of the fine earth fraction | kg dm-3 | |
cec | Cation Exchange Capacity of the soil | cmol(+) kg-1 | |
cfvo | Vol. fraction of coarse fragments (> 2 mm) | % | |
nitrogen | Total nitrogen (N) | g kg-1 | |
phh2o | pH (H2O) | - | |
sand | Sand (> 0.05 mm) in fine earth | % | |
silt | Silt (0.002-0.05 mm) in fine earth | % | |
clay | Clay (< 0.002 mm) in fine earth | % | |
soc | Soil organic carbon in fine earth | g kg-1 | |
ocd | Organic carbon density | kg m-3 | |
ocs | Organic carbon stocks | kg m-2 |
Poggio L., de Sousa L.M., Batjes N.H., Heuvelink G.B.M., Kempen B., Ribeiro E., Rossiter D., 2021. SoilGrids 2.0: producing soil information for the globe with quantified spatial uncertainty. Soil 7:217-240, 2021. doi:10.5194/soil-7-217-2021
For virtual access to the original data: soil_world_vsi
For Africa: soil_af_isda
, soil_af
, soil_af_elements
# \donttest{
# this downloads a large file
gph <- soil_world(var="phh2o", depth=5, path=tempdir())
# }
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