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Description

This data set contains coarse scale elevation and elevation-based parameters at 1.0 and 0.5-degree spatial resolutions that were developed to support a wide variety of global modeling activities through the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Initiative II data collection. These coarse scale data have sufficient statistical information (up to fourth moment) to allow a good statistical description of the sub-cell distribution of any particular elevation parameter (i.e. elevation, slope and aspect). The database used in the development effort was the HYDRO1k product (http://eros.usgs.gov/#/Find_Data/Products_and_Data_Available/HYDRO1K) with a native spatial resolution of 1 km, the highest resolution database of global coverage of standard elevation-based derivatives (slope, aspect, elevation, compound topographic index, etc.).

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Projects
ISLSCP II
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2785285265-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Topographic Effects ,
Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) ,
Terrain Elevation ,
Rivers/Streams

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Verdin, K. L., Hall, F. G., Collatz, G. J., Meeson, B. W., Los, S. O., Brown de Colstoun, E., & Landis, D. R. (2011). ISLSCP II HYDRO1k Elevation-derived Products (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1007 Date Accessed: 2026-08-08

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Dependence of River Water Lithium Isotope Ratios on Watershed Attributes Complicates Interpretation of Weathering-Driven CO2 Drawdown Ramos, Evan J., Kemeny, Preston Cosslett, Torres, Mark A., Capaldi, Tomas N. Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Uranium and Lithium Isotope Ratios of River Solutes Clarify the Role of Bedrock Properties in Landscape Denudation Ramos, Evan J., Ibarra, Daniel E., Piccione, Gavin Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Massive losses and gains of northern land carbon stocks since the Last Glacial Maximum Lindgren, Amelie, Kuhry, Peter, Holloway, Max, Lu, Zhengyao, Tanski, George, Hugelius, Gustaf Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Water budget-based evapotranspiration product captures natural and Goswami, Shubham, Rajendra Ternikar, Chirag, Kandala, Rajsekhar, Pillai, Netra S, Kumar Yadav, Vivek, Abhishek, Joseph, Jisha, Ghosh, Subimal, Dutt Vishwakarma, Bramha Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Albedo, Reflectance, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Mobile Internet and income improvement: Evidence from Viet Nam Pham, Trang Thi Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Utilization of satellite altimetry retrieved river roughness properties in hydraulic flow modelling of braided river system Dubey, Amit Kumar, Chembolu, Vinay, Dutta, Subashisa Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Isotopic variation in groundwater across the conterminous United States Insight into hydrologic processes Stahl, Mason O., Gehring, Jaclyn, Jameel, Yusuf Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Carbon, Soil Ph, Cation Exchange Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Depth
Predicting groundwater recharge for varying land cover and climate conditionsa global meta-study Mohan, Chinchu, Western, Andrew W., Wei, Yongping, Saft, Margarita Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Biogeochemical Cycles
Data-mining analysis of the global distribution of soil carbon in observational databases and Earth system models Hashimoto, Shoji, Nanko, Kazuki, Tupek, Boris, Lehtonen, Aleksi Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Carbon, Grasslands, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Albedo, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Reflectance, Sediment Transport, Primary Production, Biogeochemical Cycles, Soil Depth, Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature
Large-Scale Controls of the Surface Water Balance Over Land: Insights From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Padron, Ryan S., Gudmundsson, Lukas, Greve, Peter, Seneviratne, Sonia I. Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Soil Moisture/Water Content
A new species of small-eared shrew (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Cryptotis) from the Lacandona rain forest, Mexico Guevara, Lazaro, Sanchez-Cordero, Victor, Leon-Paniagua, Livia, Woodman, Neal Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Revisiting forest impact on atmospheric water vapor transport and precipitation Makarieva, Anastassia M., Gorshkov, Victor G., Li, Bai-Lian Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Albedo
A framework for global river flood risk assessments Winsemius, H. C., Van Beek, L. P. H., Jongman, B., Ward, P. J., Bouwman, A. Discharge/Flow, Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
Characteristic mega-basin water storage behavior using GRACE Reager, J. T., Famiglietti, James S. Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Water Holding Capacity
Impacts of impervious cover, water withdrawals, and climate change on river flows in the conterminous US Caldwell, P. V., Sun, G., McNulty, S. G., Cohen, E. C., Moore Myers, J. A. Topographic Effects, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Terrain Elevation, Rivers/Streams
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