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This data set describes select global soil parameters from the Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD) v1.2, including additional calculated parameters such as area weighted soil organic carbon (kg C per m2), as high resolution NetCDF files. These data were regridded and upscaled from the Harmonized World Soil Database v1.2

The HWSD provides information for addressing emerging problems of land competition for food production, bio-energy demand and threats to biodiversity and can be used as input to model global carbon cycles.

The data are presented as a series of 27 NetCDF v3/v4 (*.nc4) files at 0.05-degree spatial resolution, and one NetCDF file regridded to the Community Land Model (CLM) grid cell resolution (0.9 degree x 1.25 degree) for the nominal year of 2000.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Projects
Soil
Spatial Extent

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

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216863856-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
28
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Carbon ,
Cation Exchange Capacity ,
Organic Matter

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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Wieder, W. R., Boehnert, J., Bonan, G. B., & Langseth, M. (2014). Regridded Harmonized World Soil Database v1.2 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1247 Date Accessed: 2026-06-11

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Simultaneous retrieval of surface roughness parameters for bare soils from combined activepassive microwave SMAP observations Fluhrer, Anke, Jagdhuber, Thomas, Akbar, Ruzbeh, O'Neill, Peggy E., Entekhabi, Dara Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS, RADAR IMAGERY, SIGMA NAUGHT, Brightness Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Transition Direction
Quantifying urbanization levels on the Tibetan Plateau with high-resolution nighttime light data Wang, Yihang, Liu, Zhifeng, He, Chunyang, Xia, Pei, Liu, Ziwen, Liu, Haimeng Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Temporal trade-off between gymnosperm resistance and resilience increases forest sensitivity to extreme drought Li, Xiangyi, Piao, Shilong, Wang, Kai, Wang, Xuhui, Wang, Tao, Ciais, Philippe, Chen, Anping, Lian, Xu, Peng, Shushi, Penuelas, Josep Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Unfolding the effectiveness of ecological restoration programs in combating land degradation: Achievements, causes, and implications Jiang, Chong, Zhang, Haiyan, Zhao, Lingling, Yang, Zhiyuan, Wang, Xinchi, Yang, Long, Wen, Meili, Geng, Shoubao, Zeng, Qiao, Wang, Jun Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
A high-resolution map of soil pH in China made by hybrid modelling of sparse soil data and environmental covariates and its implications for pollution Chen, Songchao, Liang, Zongzheng, Webster, Richard, Zhang, Ganlin, Zhou, Yin, Teng, Hongfen, Hu, Bifeng, Arrouays, Dominique, Shi, Zhou Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
A satellite algorithm for estimating relative humidity, based on GOES and MODIS satellite data Ramirez- Beltran, Nazario D., Salazar, Cesar M., Castro Sanchez, Joan M., Gonzalez, Jorge E. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
African dryland ecosystem changes controlled by soil water Wei, Fangli, Wang, Shuai, Fu, Bojie, Wang, Lixin, Liu, Yi Y., Li, Yan Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
An Evaluation of the EnKF vs. EnOI and the Assimilation of SMAP, SMOS and ESA CCI Soil Moisture Data over the Contiguous US Blyverket, Jostein, Hamer, Paul D., Bertino, Laurent, Albergel, Clement, Fairbairn, David, Lahoz, William A. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Characteristics and influencing factors of rainfall-induced landslide and debris flow hazards in Shaanxi Province, China Zhang, Ke, Wang, Sheng, Bao, Hongjun, Zhao, Xiaomeng Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Leveraging drought risk reduction for sustainable food, soil and climate via soil organic carbon sequestration Iizumi, Toshichika, Wagai, Rota Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Impacts of Change in Atmospheric CO<SUB>2</SUB> Concentration on Larix gmelinii Forest Growth in Northeast China from 1950 to 2010 Wang, Bin, Li, Mingze, Fan, Wenyi, Yu, Ying, Jia, Weiwei Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Identifying hotspots for investment in ecological infrastructure within the uMngeni catchment, South Africa Gokool, S., Jewitt, G.P.W. RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Ecosystem structural changes controlled by altered rainfall climatology in tropical savannas Zhang, Wenmin, Brandt, Martin, Penuelas, Josep, Guichard, Francoise, Tong, Xiaoye, Tian, Feng, Fensholt, Rasmus Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Evaluating seasonal hydrological extremes in mesoscale (pre-) Alpine basins at coarse 0.5 and fine hyperresolution Buitink, Joost, Uijlenhoet, Remko, Teuling, Adriaan J. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
High-resolution three-dimensional mapping of soil organic carbon in China: Effects of SoilGrids products on national modeling Liang, Zongzheng, Chen, Songchao, Yang, Yuanyuan, Zhou, Yue, Shi, Zhou Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Going with the flow: Intraspecific variation may act as a natural ally to counterbalance the impacts of global change for the riparian speciesPopulus deltoides Godbout, Julie, Gros-Louis, MarieClaude, Lamothe, Manuel, Isabel, Nathalie Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Simulating the atmospheric CO2 concentration across the heterogeneous landscape of Denmark using a coupled atmospherebiosphere mesoscale model ... Lans, Anne Sofie, Smallman, Thomas Luke, Christensen, Jesper Heile, Williams, Mathew, Pilegaard, Kim, Srensen, Lise-Lotte, Geels, Camilla Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
The relationship of woody plant size and leaf nutrient content to large-scale productivity for forests across the Americas Simova, Irena, Sandel, Brody, Enquist, Brian J., Michaletz, Sean T., Kattge, Jens, Violle, Cyrille, McGill, Brian J., Blonder, Benjamin, Engemann, Kristine, Peet, Robert K., Wiser, Susan K., MoruetaHolme, Naia, Boyle, Brad, Kraft, Nathan J. B., Svenning, JensChristian Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter, Phosphorus, Soil Chemistry
Spatial variations and controls of carbon use efficiency in China's terrestrial ecosystems Chen, Zhi, Yu, Guirui Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Water-scarcity footprints and water productivities indicate unsustainable wheat production in China Huang, Jing, Ridoutt, Bradley G., Thorp, Kelly R., Wang, Xuechun, Lan, Kang, Liao, Jun, Tao, Xu, Wu, Caiyan, Huang, Jianliang, Chen, Fu, Scherer, Laura Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Wheat drought-tolerance to enhance food security in Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring Sadok, Walid, Schoppach, Remy, Ghanem, Michel E., Zucca, Claudio, Sinclair, Thomas R. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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