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The Global Gridded Surfaces of Selected Soil Characteristics (IGBP-DIS) data set contains 7 data surfaces: soil-carbon density, total nitrogen density, field capacity, wilting point, profile available water capacity, thermal capacity, and bulk density. All the surfaces are global, at a resolution of 5x5 arc-minutes, in ASCIIGRID format for ARC INFO. Each file contains a single ASCII array in a geographic (lat/long) projection. The ascii files consist of header information containing a set of keywords, followed by cell values in row-major order. These data surfaces were generated by the SoilData System, which was developed by the Global Soil Data Task of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Data and Information Services (DIS). The SoilData System generates soil information and maps for geographic regions at soil depths and resolutions selected by the user. Derived surfaces of selected soil characteristics are suitable for modeling and inventory purposes. The data surfaces are also distributed as part of the Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM. The SoilData System uses a statistical bootstrapping approach to link the pedon records in the Global Pedon Database to the FAO/UNESCO Digital Soil Map of the World. It can generate maps and output data sets for a range of original and derived soil parameters, such as carbon and nitrogen density, thermal conductivity, and water-holding capacity, for any part of the world at user-selected depth ranges. The digital output can be at any resolution (in increments of 5').

Product Summary

Platforms
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 1996-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2216863098-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
7
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Carbon ,
Nitrogen ,
Soil Water Holding Capacity ,
Soil Bulk Density ,
Soil Chemistry ,
Soil Classification ,
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Soil Horizons/Profile

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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GLOBAL SOIL DATA TASK. (2000). Global Gridded Surfaces of Selected Soil Characteristics (IGBP-DIS) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/569 Date Accessed: 2026-05-17

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Thawing Permafrost as a Nitrogen Fertiliser: Implications for Climate Feedbacks Burke, Eleanor, Chadburn, Sarah, Huntingford, Chris Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Soil Property, Rather than Climate, Controls Subsoil Carbon Turnover Time in Forest Ecosystems across China Yu, Peng, Shi, Yuehong, Li, Jingji, Zhang, Xin, Deng, Ye, Du, Manyi, Fan, Shaohui, Cai, Chunju, Han, Yuxuan, Li, Zhou, Gao, Sicong, Tang, Xiaolu Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Representativeness assessment of the pan-Arctic eddy covariance site network and optimized future enhancements Pallandt, Martijn M. T. A., Kumar, Jitendra, Mauritz, Marguerite, Schuur, Edward A. G., Virkkala, Anna-Maria, Celis, Gerardo, Hoffman, Forrest M., Gockede, Mathias Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Uncertain effectiveness of Miscanthus bioenergy expansion for climate change mitigation explored using land surface, agronomic and integrated assessment models Littleton, Emma W., Shepherd, Anita, Harper, Anna B., Hastings, Astley F. S., Vaughan, Naomi E., Doelman, Jonathan, van Vuuren, Detlef P., Lenton, Timothy M. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Towards an operational irrigation management system for Sweden with a waterfoodenergy nexus perspective Campana, P.E., Lastanao, P., Zainali, S., Zhang, J., Landelius, T., Melton, F. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Integrated remote sensing and model approach for impact assessment of future climate change on the carbon budget of global forest ecosystems Zhao, Junfang, Xie, Hongfei, Ma, Jianyong, Wang, Kaili Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
A Comparison, Validation, and Evaluation of the S-world Global Soil Property Database Stoorvogel, Jetse J., Mulder, Vera L. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Assessing and predicting soil carbon density in China using CMIP5 earth system models Qiu, Linjing, Yu, Mengzhen, Wu, Yiping, Yao, Yingying, Wang, Zhaosheng, Shi, Zhaoyang, Guan, Yinghui Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Multi-scale assessment of a grassland productivity model Taylor, Shawn D., Browning, Dawn M. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Acidification of soil due to forestation at the global scale Huang, Xingzhao, Cui, Can, Hou, Enqing, Li, Fangbing, Liu, Wenjie, Jiang, Lifen, Luo, Yiqi, Xu, Xiaoniu Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
A modified evaporation model indicates that the effects of air warming on global drying trends have been overestimated Liu, Meixian, Xu, Xianli, Scanlon, Bridget R., Sun, Alexander Y., Wang, Kelin Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
A new drought monitoring approach: Vector Projection Analysis (VPA) Son, Bokyung, Park, Sumin, Im, Jungho, Park, Seohui, Ke, Yinghai, Quackenbush, Lindi J. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Global predictions of primary soil salinization under changing climate in the 21st century Hassani, Amirhossein, Azapagic, Adisa, Shokri, Nima Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Large uncertainties in future biome changes in Africa call for flexible climate adaptation strategies Martens, Carola, Hickler, Thomas, DavisReddy, Claire, Engelbrecht, Francois, Higgins, Steven I., von Maltitz, Graham P., Midgley, Guy F., Pfeiffer, Mirjam, Scheiter, Simon Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
JULES-CN: a coupled terrestrial carbonnitrogen scheme (JULES vn5. 1) Wiltshire, Andrew J., Burke, Eleanor J., Chadburn, Sarah E., Jones, Chris D., Cox, Peter M., Davies-Barnard, Taraka, Friedlingstein, Pierre, Harper, Anna B., Liddicoat, Spencer, Sitch, Stephen, Zaehle, Sonke Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Relative importance of climatic variables, soil properties and plant traits to spatial variability in net CO2 exchange across global forests and grasslands Zhou, Huimin, Shao, Junjiong, Liu, Huiying, Du, Zhenggang, Zhou, Lingyan, Liu, Ruiqiang, Bernhofer, Christian, Grunwald, Thomas, Dusek, Jiri, Montagnani, Leonardo, Tagesson, Torbern, Black, Thomas Andrew, Jassal, Rachhpal, Woodgate, William, Biraud, Sebastien, Varlagin, Andrej, Mammarella, Ivan, Gharun, Mana, Shekhar, Ankit, Buchmann, Nina, Manco, Antonio, Magliulo, Enzo, Billesbach, Dave, Silberstein, Richard P., Ohta, Takeshi, Yu, Guirui, Chen, Zhi, Zhang, Yiping, Zhou, Xuhui Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Satellite-Observed Global Terrestrial Vegetation Production in Response to Water Availability Zhang, Yuan, Feng, Xiaoming, Fu, Bojie, Chen, Yongzhe, Wang, Xiaofeng Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Subsoil organic carbon turnover is dominantly controlled by soil properties in grasslands across China Shi, Yuehong, Tang, Xiaolu, Yu, Peng, Xu, Li, Chen, Guo, Cao, Longxi, Song, Ci, Cai, Chunju, Li, Jingji Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Soil respiration phenology improves modeled phase of terrestrial net ecosystem exchange in northern hemisphere Endsley, K. Arthur, Kimball, John S., Reichle, Rolf H. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Revaluating forest drought experiments according to future precipitation patterns, ecosystem carbon and decomposition rate responses: A meta-analysis Jones, Alan G., Clymans, Wim, Palmer, David J., Crockatt, Martha E. Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Validation of terrestrial biogeochemistry in CMIP6 Earth system models: a review Spafford, Lynsay, MacDougall, Andrew H. REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance, Biomass, Carbon, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulates, Hydrogen Cyanide, Emissions, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Particulate Matter, Fire Occurrence, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, 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, Litter Characteristics
Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity predicted to substantially decline due to climate changes in North American Pinaceae forests Steidinger, Brian S., Bhatnagar, Jennifer M., Vilgalys, Rytas, Taylor, John W., Qin, Clara, Zhu, Kai, Bruns, Thomas D., Peay, Kabir G. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Inter-annual simulation of global carbon cycle variations in a terrestrial-aquatic continuum Nakayama, Tadanobu Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
A Microbial Functional Group-Based CH<inf>4</inf> Model Integrated Into a Terrestrial Ecosystem Model: Model Structure, Site-Level Evaluation, and Sensitivity Analysis Song, Chaoqing, Luan, Junwei, Xu, Xiaofeng, Ma, Minna, Aurela, Mika, Lohila, Annalea, Mammarella, Ivan, Alekseychik, Pavel, Tuittila, EevaStiina, Gong, Wei, Chen, Xiuzhi, Meng, Xianhong, Yuan, Wenping Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Analysis of spatiotemporal dynamics of forest Net Primary Productivity of Nepal during 20002015 Koju, Upama A., Zhang, Jiahua, Maharjan, Shashish, Bai, Yun, Zhang, Sha, Yao, Fengmei Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
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