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The World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (WISE) database currently contains data for over 4300 soil profiles collected mostly between 1950 and 1995. This database has been used to generate a series of uniform data sets of derived soil properties for each of the 106 soil units considered in the Soil Map of the World (FAO-UNESCO, 1974). These data sets were then linked to a 1/2 degree longitude by 1/2 degree latitude version of the edited and digital Soil Map of the World (FAO, 1995) to generate GIS raster image files for the following variables: Total available water capacity (mm water per 1 m soil depth) soil organic carbon density (kg C/m2 for 0-30cm depth range) soil organic carbon density (kg C/m2 for 0-100cm depth range) soil carbonate carbon density (kg C/m**2 for 0-100cm depth range) soil pH (0-30 cm depth range) soil pH (30-100 cm depth range) Data Citation: The data set should be cited as follows: Batjes, N. H. (ed). 2000. Global Data Set of Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Degree Grid (ISRIC-WISE). Available on-line from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

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

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216862923-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
6
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Soil Porosity ,
Carbon ,
Organic Matter ,
Soil Chemistry ,
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Soil Ph

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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Batjes, N. H. (2000). Global Data Set of Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Degree Grid (ISRIC-WISE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/546 Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

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Global estimates of daily evapotranspiration using SMAP surface and root-zone soil moisture Kim, Youngwook, Park, Hotaek, Kimball, John S., Colliander, Andreas, McCabe, Matthew F. 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, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Ph, Water Table, Vegetation Cover, Soil Classification, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Color, Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Drainage, Soil Texture, Terrain Elevation
Ecological niche modelling as a tool to identify candidate indigenous chicken ecotypes of Tigray (Ethiopia) Gebru, Gebreslassie, Belay, Gurja, Vallejo-Trujillo, Adriana, Dessie, Tadelle, Gheyas, Almas, Hanotte, Olivier Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Biogeochemical Cycles
A modelling platform for climate change impact on local and regional crop water requirements Masia, Sara, Trabucco, Antonio, Spano, Donatella, Snyder, Richard L., Susnik, Janez, Marras, Serena Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Cation Exchange Capacity
Development of Hierarchical Ensemble Model and Estimates of Soil Water Retention With Global Coverage Zhang, Yonggen, Schaap, Marcel G., Wei, Zhongwang Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Modeling biological nitrogen fixation in global natural terrestrial ecosystems Yu, Tong, Zhuang, Qianlai Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Quantifying global N2O emissions from natural ecosystem soils using trait-based biogeochemistry models Yu, Tong, Zhuang, Qianlai Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Implementing the nitrogen cycle into the dynamic global vegetation, hydrology, and crop growth model LPJmL (version 5.0) von Bloh, Werner, Schaphoff, Sibyll, Muller, Christoph, Rolinski, Susanne, Waha, Katharina, Zaehle, Sonke Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Rivers/Streams, Hydropattern, Terrain Elevation, Carbon
Global biogeography of microbial nitrogen-cycling traits in soil Nelson, Michaeline B., Martiny, Adam C., Martiny, Jennifer B. H. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Horizons/Profile
Using Risk Assessment and Habitat Suitability Models to Prioritise Invasive Species for Management in a Changing Climate Chai, Shauna-Lee, Zhang, Jian, Nixon, Amy, Nielsen, Scott Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Battus polydamas (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) uses the open-field Aristolochia sessilifolia (Piperales: Aristolochiaceae) as its host plant in Uruguayan savanna areas Mega, Nicolas Oliveira, Scalco, Vanessa Willems, Atencio, Guilherme Wagner Gutierrez, Morais, Ana Beatriz Barros De, Romanowski, Helena Piccoli Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Soil Bulk Density
Degradation in carbon stocks near tropical forest edges Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Ramler, Ivan, Sharp, Richard, Haddad, Nick M., Gerber, James S., West, Paul C., Mandle, Lisa, Engstrom, Peder, Baccini, Alessandro, Sim, Sarah, Mueller, Carina, King, Henry Population Density, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Precipitation Amount, Rain
A big-microsite framework for soil carbon modeling Davidson, Eric A., Savage, Kathleen E., Finzi, Adrien C. Biomass, Plant Characteristics, Nutrients, Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Invasive plants have broader physiological niches Higgins, Steven I., Richardson, David M. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Evaluation of the influence of two operational fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) products on terrestrial ecosystem productivity modelling Ogutu, B.O., Dash, J., Dawson, T.P. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Data-Model Needs for Belowground Ecology. A Summary Report from the Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) Mini-Workshop, May 8, 2014 Bailey, Vanessa, Hanson, Paul J., Jastrow, Julie, Torn, Margaret, Stover, Daniel Organic Matter, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Texture, Phosphorus, Soil Chemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Respiration, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Biomass, Nutrients, Plant Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Forests, Respiration Rate, Primary Production, Heat Flux, Sediment Transport, Carbon, Nitrogen, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance, Water Table, Soil Classification, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Ph, Drainage, Terrain Elevation, Methane, Nitric Oxide, Nitrous Oxide, Litter Characteristics, Soil Gas/Air, Isotopes, Reforestation/Revegetation, Soil Gas/Air, Ammonia, Nitrogen Oxides, Ecosystem Functions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Suspended Solids, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Species, Humidity, Soil Moisture, Soil Porosity, Nitrogen, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Soil Fertility, Permafrost, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Total Dissolved Solids, Wetlands, Inundation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Carbon, Nitrous Oxide, Discharge, Groundwater Chemistry, Discharge/Flow, Surface Water Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles
Forcing of hydroclimatic variability in the northwestern Great Plains since AD 1406 Lapp, Suzan L., St. Jacques, Jeannine-Marie, Sauchyn, David J., Vanstone, Jessica R. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Reconciling biodiversity and carbon conservation Thomas, Chris D, Anderson, Barbara J, Moilanen, Atte, Eigenbrod, Felix, Heinemeyer, Andreas, Quaife, Tristan, Roy, David B, Gillings, Simon, Armsworth, Paul R, Gaston, Kevin J Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
The climate dependence of the terrestrial carbon cycle, including parameter and structural uncertainties Smith, M. J., Purves, D. W., Vanderwel, M. C., Lyutsarev, V., Emmott, S. Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Horizons/Profile, Vegetation Cover
Soil salinity decreases global soil organic carbon stocks Setia, Raj, Gottschalk, Pia, Smith, Pete, Marschner, Petra, Baldock, Jeff, Setia, Deepika, Smith, Jo Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
A New Estimation of Global Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes Using a Simple Data-Oriented Model Hashimoto, Shoji Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
A physiological analogy of the niche for projecting the potential distribution of plants Higgins, Steven I., OHara, Robert B., Bykova, Olga, Cramer, Michael D., Chuine, Isabelle, Gerstner, EvaMaria, Hickler, Thomas, Morin, Xavier, Kearney, Michael R., Midgley, Guy F., Scheiter, Simon Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Factors affecting agricultural land use for vegetables production- a case study of the state of Selangor, Malaysia Akeem Abdullah, Olawale OLANIYI Ahmad Makmom, Mohammad, Firuz Ramli, Alias, Mohd Sood Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
How will organic carbon stocks in mineral soils evolve under future climate? Global projections using RothC for a range of climate change scenarios Gottschalk, P., Smith, J.U., Wattenbach, M., Bellarby, J., Stehfest, E., Arnell, N., Osborn, T. J., Jones, C., Smith, P. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Assessment of drivers of coastal land use change in Malaysia Olaniyi, A.O., Abdullah, A.M., Ramli, M.F., Alias, M.S. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Advances in landslide nowcasting: evaluation of a global and regional modeling approach Kirschbaum, Dalia Bach, Adler, Robert, Hong, Yang, Kumar, Sujay, Peters-Lidard, Christa, Lerner-Lam, Arthur Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Evaluation of a preliminary satellite-based landslide hazard algorithm using global landslide inventories Kirschbaum, D. B., Adler, R., Hong, Y., Lerner-Lam, A. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Determinants of the interannual relationships between remote sensed photosynthetic activity and rainfall in tropical Africa CAMBERLIN, P, MARTINY, N, PHILIPPON, N, RICHARD, Y Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Soil Classification, Soil Texture, Suspended Solids
The maximum reservoir capacity of soils for persistent organic pollutants: implications for global cycling Dalla Valle, M., Jurado, E., Dachs, J., Sweetman, A.J., Jones, K.C. Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
Global Analysis of the Riverine Transport of90Sr and137Cs Smith, Jim T., Wright, Simon M., Cross, Matthew A., Monte, Luigi, Kudelsky, Anatoly V., Saxen, Ritva, Vakulovsky, Sergei M., Timms, David N. Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph
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