The European HYdropedological Data Inventory (EU-HYDI) collects data from European soils focusing on soil physical, chemical and hydrological properties. ItThere is a common need for reliable hydropedological information in Europe. In the last decades research institutes, universities and government agencies have developed local, regional and national datasets containing soil physical, chemical, hydrological and taxonomic information often combined with land use and landform data. A hydrological database for western European soils was also created in the mid-1990s. However, a comprehensive European hydropedological database, with possible additional information on chemical parameters and land use is still missing.
A comprehensive joint European hydropedological inventory can serve multiple purposes, including scientific research, modelling and application of models on different geographical scales.
The objective of the joint effort of the participants is to establish the European Hydropedological Data Inventory (EU-HYDI). This database holds data from European soils focusing on soil physical, chemical and hydrological properties. It also contains information on geographical location, soil classification and land use/cover at the time of sampling. It was assembled with the aim of encompassing the soil variability in Europe. It contains data from 18 countries with contributions from 29 institutions. This report presents an overview of the database, details the individual contributed datasets and explains the quality assurance and harmonization process that lead to the final database. It also contains information on geographical location, soil classification and land use/cover at the time of sampling. It was assembled with the aim of encompassing the soil variability in Europe. It contains data from 18 countries with contributions from 29 institutions. This report presents an overview of the database, details the individual contributed datasets and explains the quality assurance and harmonization process that lead to the final database.
Weynants M, Montanarella L, Toth G, Arnoldussen A, Anaya Romero M, Bilas G, Borresen T, Cornelis W, Daroussin J, Feichtinger F, Gonçalves M, Hannam J, Haugen L, Hennings V, Houskova B, Iovino M, Javaux M, Keay C, Kätterer T, Kvaerno S, Laktinova T, Lamorski K, Lilly A, Mako A, Matula S, Morari F, Nemes A, Nyborg Å, Patyka N, Riley H, Romano N, Schindler U, Shein E, Slawinski C, Strauss P, Tóth B, Woesten H. European HYdropedological Data Inventory (EU-HYDI). EUR 26053. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications Office of the European Union; 2013. JRC81129
2013-08-16
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC81129
978-92-79-32355-3
1831-9424
EUR 26053 , OP LB-NA-26053-EN-N
; MONTANARELLA Luca; TOTH Gergely; ARNOLDUSSEN Arnold; ANAYA ROMERO María; BILAS George; BORRESEN Trond; CORNELIS Wim; DAROUSSIN J.; FEICHTINGER Franz; GONÇALVES Maria Da Conceição; HANNAM Jacqueline; HAUGEN Lars-Egil; HENNINGS Volker; HOUSKOVA Beata; IOVINO Massimo; JAVAUX Mathieu; KEAY Caroline A.; KÄTTERER Thomas; KVAERNO Sigrun; LAKTINOVA Tatyana; LAMORSKI Krzysztof; LILLY Allan; MAKO Andras; MATULA Svatopluk; MORARI Francesco; NEMES Attila; NYBORG Åge; PATYKA Nikolay Vladimirovitch; RILEY Hugh; ROMANO Nunzio; SCHINDLER Uwe; SHEIN Evgeny; SLAWINSKI Cezary; STRAUSS Peter; TÓTH Brigitta; WOESTEN Henk