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Description
A global data set of soil types is available at 1-degree latitude by 1-degree longitude resolution. There are 26 soil units based on Zobler?s assessment of FAO Soil Units (Zobler, 1986). The data set was compiled as part of an effort to improve modeling of the hydrologic cycle portion of global climate models. A more extensive version of these data, including 106 soil units as well as soil texture and slope, is available from NCAR, Scientific Computing Division, Data Support Section; the more extensive data set is entitled "Staub and Rosenweig's GISS Soil & Sfc Slope, 1-Deg" [http://www.dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds770.0/]. A help file prepared by Matthews and Fung (1987) (soil1x1.help) is provided as a companion file. Image of 26 soil types available at 1-degree by 1-degree resolution. Additional documentation from Zobler?s assessment of FAO soil units is available from the NASA Center for Scientific Information
Product Summary
Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Projects
Soil
Spatial Extent
N: 90S: -90E: 180W: -180
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1972-01-01 to 1982-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216862716-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
4
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Suspended Solids
,
Soil Classification
,
Soil Texture
Citation
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Zobler, L. (1999). Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid (Zobler) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/418 Date Accessed: 2026-10-25
@article{zobler_1999,
title={Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid (Zobler)},
url={https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/ornl-cloud-zoblersoil-418-1},
DOI={10.3334/ORNLDAAC/418},
abstractNote={A global digital data base of soil properties is available at 1 degree longitude resolution. For each land cell, the data base includes major and associated soil units, surface texture, and slope; phase and miscellaneous land units are included where available. The data base was compiled as part of an effort to improve modeling of the hydrologic cycle in the GISS Genreal Circulation Model.},
publisher={ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Zobler, L.},
year={1999},
language={en},
}
Zobler, L. (1999). Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid (Zobler) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/418 Date Accessed: 2026-10-25
Zobler, L. “Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid (Zobler).” With ORNL DAAC, Version 1, ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center, 1 Jan. 1999, https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/418. Date Accessed: 2026-10-25
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