HLF_CAN
HLF_CAN
Soil spectral library from High-Latitude Forests of North Canada (HLF_CAN)
<300 samples
first release (v1)
CC-BY
Database access
Data originally provided by:
- Contact: Marcus Schiedung
- Email: marcus.schiedung@geo.uzh.ch
- Original source: https://zenodo.org/records/10609291
Available files
| Type | Filename | Link |
|---|---|---|
| MIR spectra — CSV (gzip) | ossl_mir_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| MIR spectra — Parquet | ossl_mir_v1.3.parquet |
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| Soil lab measurements — CSV (gzip) | ossl_soillab_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| Soil lab measurements — Parquet | ossl_soillab_v1.3.parquet |
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| Soil site metadata — CSV (gzip) | ossl_soilsite_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| Soil site metadata — Parquet | ossl_soilsite_v1.3.parquet |
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Map

Soil site information
- Coordinates precision: precise
- Sampling depth: various
- Geography: none
- Variables available (OSSL): 7 out of 7 — see Database description for full schema
- Populated columns:
id.layer_uuid_txt,id.layer_local_c,longitude.point_wgs84_dd,latitude.point_wgs84_dd,id.dataset.site_ascii_txt,layer.upper.depth_usda_cm,layer.lower.depth_usda_cm
Soil laboratory information
- Total samples: 289
- Properties available (original): 20
- Properties standardized (OSSL): 9 — summarized in Table 1 below
- Categories: physical, chemical, hydrological, carbon & nutrients, metal elements
- Original source: see Database access
Hover over any OSSL code in the table below to see its full description.
| skim_variable | n_missing | mean | sd | p0 | p25 | p50 | p75 | p100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bd_iso.11272_g.cm3Bulk Density, ISO 11272Method: iso.11272Unit: g.cm3 |
0 | 1.27 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.72 |
n.tot_iso.13878_w.pctNitrogen, Total NCS, ISO 13878Method: iso.13878Unit: w.pct |
23 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.68 |
c.tot_iso.10694_w.pctCarbon, Total NCS, ISO 10694Method: iso.10694Unit: w.pct |
0 | 1.79 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 1.24 | 2.38 | 15.68 |
oc_iso.10694_w.pctOrganic Carbon, ISO 10694Method: iso.10694Unit: w.pct |
0 | 1.56 | 1.87 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.90 | 2.13 | 11.84 |
ph.cacl2_iso.10390_indexpH, 1:5 Soil-CaCl2 Suspension, ISO 10390Method: iso.10390Unit: index |
13 | 5.24 | 0.91 | 3.65 | 4.53 | 5.18 | 5.87 | 7.07 |
ec_iso.11265_ds.mElectrical Conductivity, ISO 11265Method: iso.11265Unit: ds.m |
13 | 2.32 | 0.03 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.41 |
clay.tot_iso.11277_w.pctClay, ISO 11277Method: iso.11277Unit: w.pct |
13 | 14.18 | 11.32 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 25.00 | 40.00 |
silt.tot_iso.11277_w.pctSilt, Total, ISO 11277Method: iso.11277Unit: w.pct |
13 | 30.47 | 18.68 | 3.00 | 15.00 | 28.00 | 50.00 | 66.00 |
sand.tot_iso.11277_w.pctSand, Total, ISO 11277Method: iso.11277Unit: w.pct |
13 | 54.16 | 29.64 | 12.00 | 23.75 | 65.00 | 81.00 | 95.00 |
MIR
- Acquisition mode: Not available
- Intensity: absorbance
- Original range: 400-4000
- Standardized range: 600-4000
- Instrument: TENSOR 27 Spectrophotometer
- Manufacturer: Bruker (Fällanden, Switzerland)
- Scan accessory: Not available
- Sample preparation: Oven dried, Sieved < 2 mm
- Additional info: Original raw spectra (imported) and KBr background-corrected spectra
MIR plot
