Conchedda, G. 和 Tubiello, F. N.: Drainage of organic soils and GHG
emissions: Validation with country data, Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss,
2022,
doi:10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020
[null,null,[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe FAO/GHG/1/DROSA_A dataset provides annual estimates of drained organic soil area (in hectares) for cropland and grassland from 1992 to 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis dataset utilizes histosols as a proxy for organic soils and incorporates land cover, soil characteristics, and climate information.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eDrainage of organic soils for agriculture contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, primarily through the release of carbon and nitrous oxide.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe dataset is available at a ~1km resolution and can be used for research, education, and nonprofit purposes through Google Earth Engine.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe data is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and is based on IPCC guidelines.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# UN FAO Drained Organic Soils Area (Annual) 1.0\n\nDataset Availability\n: 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z--2018-01-01T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [FAO UN](http://fao.org/economic/ess/environment/data/organic-soils/la/)\n\nCadence\n: 1 Year\n\nTags\n:\n[agriculture](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/agriculture) [climate](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate) [climate-change](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate-change) [emissions](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/emissions) [fao](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/fao) [ghg](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/ghg) [organic-soils](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/organic-soils) \n\n#### Description\n\nThe two related FAO datasets on Drained Organic Soils provide estimates of:\n\n1. DROSA-A: area of Organic Soils (in hectares) drained for agricultural\n activities (cropland and grazed grassland)\n\n2. DROSE-A: carbon (C) and nitrous oxide (N2O) estimates (in gigagrams) from\n the agricultural drainage of organic soils under these land uses.\n\nAnnual data are available at 0.0083333 X 0.0083333 resolution (\\~1 km at the\nequator), with global coverage for the period 1992 - 2018.\n\nFAOSTAT estimates follow the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\nGuidelines (IPCC) and use histosols as proxy for the presence of organic\nsoils and annual land cover maps as time- dependent component. Additionally,\nsoils characteristics, land use, and climate information are applied in the\nanalysis. The carbon emissions can be converted to CO2, multiplying pixel\nvalues by the ratio of the molecular weight of carbon dioxide (CO2) to that\nof C (44/12).\n\nOrganic soils develop in wet soil ecosystems. They include tropical and\nboreal peatlands, high-latitude bogs, ferns, and mires. Organic soils cover\nglobally a mere 3 percent of the terrestrial land area but represent up to\n30 percent of the total soil carbon, thus playing an important role in\nmaintaining the earth's carbon balance. Agriculture is a major cause of\ndrainage of organic soils around the world. Drainage exposes to aerobic\nconditions the organic matter of organic soils that oxidizes releasing large\namounts of harmful greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere.\n\nDROSA-A and DROSE-A are the basis for country and regional statistics on\ndrained organic soils disseminated in three FAOSTAT datasets (Cultivation of\nOrganic Soils; Cropland; and Grassland).\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n927.67 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------------|-------|------------|---------------------------------------------|\n| `cropland` | ha | meters | Area of cropland organic soils (histosols) |\n| `grassland` | ha | meters | Area of grassland organic soils (histosols) |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is\nmandated to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate information related\nto nutrition, food, and agriculture. In this regard, it publishes a number\nof databases on topics related to FAO's mandate, and encourages the use of\nthem for scientific and research purposes. Consistent with the principles of\nopenness and sharing envisioned under the Open Data Licensing For\nStatistical Databases, and consistent with the mandate of FAO, data on GHG\nemissions from agriculture activities on organic soils as part of FAOSTAT -\nFAO's database on Food and Agriculture data, is available free to the user\ncommunity.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- FAO 2020. Drained organic soils 1990 - 2019. Global, regional and country\n trends. FAOSTAT Analytical Brief Series No 4, FAO, Rome.\n \u003chttp://www.fao.org/3/cb0489en/cb0489en.pdf\u003e\n- Conchedda, G. and Tubiello, F. N.: Drainage of organic soils and GHG\n emissions: Validation with country data, Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss,\n 2022,\n [doi:10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020](https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020)\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('FAO/GHG/1/DROSA_A');\n\nvar visualization = {\n bands: ['cropland'],\n min: 1.0,\n max: 60.0,\n palette: ['white', 'red']\n};\n\nMap.setCenter(108.0, -0.4, 6);\n\nMap.addLayer(dataset, visualization, 'Cropland area drained (Annual)');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/FAO/FAO_GHG_1_DROSA_A) \n[UN FAO Drained Organic Soils Area (Annual) 1.0](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/FAO_GHG_1_DROSA_A) \nThe two related FAO datasets on Drained Organic Soils provide estimates of: DROSA-A: area of Organic Soils (in hectares) drained for agricultural activities (cropland and grazed grassland) DROSE-A: carbon (C) and nitrous oxide (N2O) estimates (in gigagrams) from the agricultural drainage of organic soils under these land uses. Annual data ... \nFAO/GHG/1/DROSA_A, agriculture,climate,climate-change,emissions,fao,ghg,organic-soils \n1992-01-01T00:00:00Z/2018-01-01T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020](https://doi.org/http://fao.org/economic/ess/environment/data/organic-soils/la/)\n- [https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3113-2020](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/FAO_GHG_1_DROSA_A)"]]
