Satellite-based UK Soil Organic Carbon Observatory
PI – Marcelo Valadares Galdos (University of Leeds)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Lizzie Sagoo (ADAS), Daniel Morton (CEH)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Martin Hardcastle (University of Hertfordshire)
Food Side Co-Investigators - Lizzie Sagoo (ADAS), Daniel Morton (CEH)
STFC Side Co-Investigators - Martin Hardcastle (University of Hertfordshire)
Fertile soil is being lost at the rate faster than it can recovered, primarily from inadequate agricultural management practices and by climate change. Monitoring soil organic carbon (SOC), a key indicator of soil health, is challenging due to difficulties in sampling soils with enough frequency and spatial coverage. Remote sensing data has been used to identify the location of specific crops and estimating yields from those crops. This information can be used in computer models to estimate the impact of land use and agricultural management on SOC. This project will synthetize methods for combining remote sensing and modelling to assess SOC changes in agricultural systems at regional scales. It will involve collecting and organizing spatial data on climate, soil properties, crop yields and agricultural management practices, and proposing methodologies that can be used to inform national greenhouse gas inventories, agri-environmental policy and sustainability assessments in the food supply chain
Read more about the project in this blog.
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
Read more about the project in this blog.
2019 AWARDED SCOPING PROJECT - More scoping projects
