ECV Products and Requirements for Soil Carbon
These products and requirements reflect the Implementation Plan 2016 (GCOS-200). GCOS is reviewing and will update the requirements until 2022. More information on: gcos.wmo.int.
| PRODUCT | DEFINITION | FREQ. | RESOLUTION | REQUIRED MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY | STABILITY | STANDARDS/ REFERENCES |
| % Carbon in soil | % of organic carbon in the topmost 30 cm | 5 - 10 year | 20 km | |||
| Mineral soil bulk density to 30 cms and 1m | Bulk density of dry soil averaged over the topmost 30 cm and topmost 1 m, kg/m3 | 5 - 10 year | 20 km | |||
| Peatlands total depth of profile, area and location | Geographic extent of peatlands and depth of peat at intervals (20 m) within the peatlands | 5- 10 year | 2 m vertical 20 m horizontal | 10% |
