Gully Erosion based on LUCAS

The LUCAS topsoil survey 2018 included a module for visual assessment of gully erosion. Gully erosion channels were detected in 1% of the visited LUCAS topsoil sites. Find the 211 points declared as gully erosion.
Gully Erosion based on LUCAS
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Datasets
Soil Threats Data
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Year: 
2022
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Gully Erosion

We integrated a soil erosion module in LUCAS Topsoils survey fo the EU and UK. The 2018 LUCAS Topsoil Survey consisted of soil sampling (0–20 cm depth) and erosion observations conducted in ca. 10% (n = 24,759) of the 238,077 Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS) 2018 in-field survey sites. Gully erosion channels were detected for ca. 1% (211 sites) of the visited LUCAS Topsoil sites. Overall, the findings indicate that the tested 2018 LUCAS Topsoil in-field gully erosion monitoring system is effective for detecting the incidence of gully erosion. The morphogenesis of the mapped gullies suggests that the approach is an effective tool to map permanent gullies, whereas it appears less effective to detect short-lived forms like ephemeral gullies.

Metadata

Title: Gully Erosion based on LUCAS visual assessment. GE-LUCAS ver. 1.0
Description: Point data  as point data with 211 locations where surveyors have declared gully erosion channnels. After verification with Google Earth images, interpretation of histrorical high resolution aerial images, Street View terrestrail images and LUCAS 2018 terestrial photos, we validated 206 points. Out of the 24,759 LUCAS topsoils sites (2018), the surveyors recorded a total of 211 sites with gully erosion channels (equal to ca. 1% of total). The surveyors also registered the number of gullies observable from the visited LUCAS sampling point, with a median distance of 50m. The majority of the sites have less than 5 gullies (159 sites) while 28 sites have 5-10 gullies and 19 sites more than 10 gullies. The dataset includes the points with gully erosion channels and selected pictures.

Reference year (baseline): 2018 (as LUCAS topsoil survey)

More information about Gully Erosion.

Data available: Shapefiles with point data where Gully channels have been detected. The point ID can be linked to the LUCAS point ID. Pictures with Gully erosion channels.

Reference: Borrelli, P., Poesen, J., Vanmaercke, M., Ballabio, C., Hervás, J., Maerker, M., Scarpa, S. and Panagos, P., 2022. Monitoring gully erosion in the European Union: a novel approach based on the Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS). International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 10(1), pp.17-28.

Gully Erosion based on LUCAS

Point data where gully channels have been detected (LUCAS 2018)

Selected pictures  (Google Earth Images or surveyors pictures for 120 sites) with gully erosion channels. The filename (number) is associated to the Point ID in the shape file.

For any problem / question / comment on this dataset, please contact ec-esdac@ec.europa.eu

Notification:

  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the Joint Research Centre (JRC, Ispra) in the context of LUCAS project.
  2. The data were developed for research purposes of the JRC (European Commission). The JRC and other partners do not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases.
  3. The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain.
  4. The user agrees to: 
       a) Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates; 
       b) Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

Reference of source (Citations) :

Borrelli, P., Poesen, J., Vanmaercke, M., Ballabio, C., Hervás, J., Maerker, M., Scarpa, S. and Panagos, P., 2022. Monitoring gully erosion in the European Union: a novel approach based on the Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS). International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 10(1), pp.17-28.

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
  • Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre