SaxSSL: A mid-infrared Soil Spectral Library for the agricultural soils of Saxony, Germany

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This dataset presents a mid-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (mid-DRIFTS) Soil Spectral Library (SSL) for agricultural soils in Saxony, Germany. The SSL was developed using archive soil samples from the Soil Monitoring Program of the State Office for Environment, Agriculture, and Geology (LfULG). A total of 123 physicochemical soil properties (with varying availability) are included in the presented dataset, covering soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, various total and extractable elemental contents, soil pH, cation exchange capacity, particle size distribution, bulk density and soil water retention. In addition to archive samples, the dataset includes supplementary soil samples collected during an intensive sampling campaign in September 2023, which also incorporates soil physical properties data. Mid-IR spectra were recorded from 7500 cm-1 to 400 cm⁻¹, using a Bruker Alpha II DRIFT. All samples were (re-) analysed using stepped thermal analysis according to DIN 19539 / DIN EN17505. The presented SSL was built as part of the LfULG project FuE 42-Z771/2 and constitutes the foundation for integrating quantitative mid-DRIFTS as an analytical tool in Saxony's agricultural soil monitoring program.

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DOI https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.984699
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.984699
Provenance
Creator Adam, Sean Mark Peter (ORCID: 0009-0009-8787-706X); Julich, Dorit; Benning, Raphael; Jackisch, Conrad ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie https://ror.org/04facpy29 ROR FuE 42-Z771/2
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Representation
Resource Type Bundled Publication of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 4 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (12.154W, 50.463S, 14.914E, 51.522N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 1995-05-26T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2023-09-11T00:00:00Z