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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Nutrient storage capacity
Regions and cities, Environment
In a similar way to water storage capacity, the aim is to specify how many equivalents of cations can be stored in the soil. The stored milliequivalents of cations were converte...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Waterlogging
Regions and cities, Environment
If external water (runoff from slopes and groundwater) is present in the soil as well as precipitation, this is described as external waterlogging. (Details: Soil suitability ma...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Water storage capacity
Regions and cities, Environment
The term refers to water which is retained in the soil by tension forces and can easily be taken up by plants (soil moisture tension 0.1 - 1 Atm). Estimates show that there is l...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Stone content
Regions and cities, Environment
The stone content refers to the individual mineral components of the soil which are larger than 2 mm (sieve residue). In most cases the top 50 cm of the soil was evaluated. (Det...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Cultivated land
Regions and cities, Environment
On the soil suitability map, each mapping unit has a code consisting of an uppercase letter and a number. The letters stand for 25 different physiographical units. The numbers r...
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Flow-path map for erosion risk
Regions and cities, Environment
The flow-path map shows the new calculated flow paths for surface runoff (L-factor of the universal soil loss equation or of the erosion risk map) on the agriculturally producti...
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Field block map for erosion risk
Regions and cities, Environment
Field blocks are coherent, agriculturally productive areas surrounded by relatively stable external boundaries that can be identified in the field (e.g. forest, roads, built-up ...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Crop type
Regions and cities, Environment
On the soil suitability map, each mapping unit has a code consisting of an uppercase letter and a number. The letters stand for 25 different physiographical units. The numbers r...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Root penetration depth
Regions and cities, Environment
Depth of soil that can be penetrated by roots (general thick and fine roots; roots that penetrate into clefts or crevices are not included). (Details: Soil suitability map of Sw...
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Erosion risk map for arable land – qualitative classification
Regions and cities, Environment
Erosion risk map for arable land – qualitative classification (Federal Office for Agriculture) Erosion risk map for arable land in Switzerland in a 2x2-metre grid based on Swiss...
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Digital soil suitability map of Switzerland - Permeability
Regions and cities, Environment
Permeability is measured using saturated soil core samples in the laboratory. Observations in the field highlighted a relationship between precipitation, permeability and morpho...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Sodium
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Natrium-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insges...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Zinc
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolated element concentrations (mg/kg fine soil) in the topsoil (0-20 cm) of Switzerland. For the Ordinary Kriging interpolations (1 km x 1 km), measurement data from a tot...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Mercury
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Element-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insges...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Magnesium
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolated element concentrations (mg/kg fine soil) in the topsoil (0-20 cm) of Switzerland. For the Ordinary Kriging interpolations (1 km x 1 km), measurement data from a tot...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Cadmium
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Cadmium-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insges...
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Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland, with average...
Regions and cities, Environment
Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland with a spatial resolution of 100m. The maps show the average soil loss in tons per hectare and month. Shades of gree...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Antimony
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Antimon-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insges...
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Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland, with average...
Regions and cities, Environment
Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland with a spatial resolution of 100m. The maps show the average soil loss in tons per hectare and month. Shades of gree...
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Monthly rainfall erosivity (R-factor) maps of Switzerland in MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹...
Regions and cities, Environment
<p>Monthly rainfall erosivity maps (R-factor maps) of Switzerland with a spatial resolution of 100 m. The maps show the spatial and seasonal variability of rainfall erosivity in...
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Monthly rainfall erosivity (R-factor) maps of Switzerland in MJ mm ha⁻¹ h⁻¹...
Regions and cities, Environment
<p>Monthly rainfall erosivity maps (R-factor maps) of Switzerland with a spatial resolution of 100 m. The maps show the spatial and seasonal variability of rainfall erosivity in...
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Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland, with average...
Regions and cities, Environment
Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland with a spatial resolution of 100m. The maps show the average soil loss in tons per hectare and month. Shades of gree...
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Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland, with average...
Regions and cities, Environment
Monthly soil erosion risk maps for Swiss permanent grassland with a spatial resolution of 100m. The maps show the average soil loss in tons per hectare and month. Shades of gree...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Arsenic
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Arsen-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insgesam...
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Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Molybdenum
Regions and cities, Environment
Interpolierte Element-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insges...