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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: 2026-05-28

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Evaluation and enhancement of permafrost modeling with the NASA Catchment Land Surface Model Tao, Jing, Reichle, Rolf H., Koster, Randal D., Forman, Barton A., Xue, Yuan Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Heat Flux, Liquid Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, Geopotential Height, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Evaluating carbon fluxes of global forest ecosystems by using an individual tree-based model FORCCHN Ma, Jianyong, Shugart, Herman H., Yan, Xiaodong, Cao, Cougui, Wu, Shuang, Fang, Jing Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Albedo, Reflectance
Historical and projected trends in landscape drivers affecting carbon dynamics in Alaska Pastick, Neal J., Duffy, Paul, Genet, Helene, Rupp, T. Scott, Wylie, Bruce K., Johnson, Kristofer D., Jorgenson, M. Torre, Bliss, Norman, McGuire, A. David, Jafarov, Elchin E., Knight, Joseph F. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Multi vegetation model evaluation of the Green Sahara climate regime Hopcroft, Peter O., Valdes, Paul J., Harper, Anna B., Beerling, David J. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Insights from a new high-resolution drought atlas for the Caribbean spanning 19502016 Herrera, Dimitris, Ault, Toby Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
A new drought index that considers the joint effects of climate and land surface change Liu, Meixian, Xu, Xianli, Xu, Chaohao, Sun, Alexander Y., Wang, Kelin, Scanlon, Bridget R., Zhang, Lu Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Using precipitation, vertical root distribution, and satellite-retrieved Bai, Yun, Zhang, Jiahua, Zhang, Sha, Koju, Upama Ashish, Yao, Fengmei, Igbawua, Tertsea Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
The SMAP Level 4 Carbon Product for Monitoring Ecosystem LandAtmosphere CO2 Exchange Jones, Lucas A., Kimball, John S., Reichle, Rolf H., Madani, Nima, Glassy, Joe, Ardizzone, Joe V., Colliander, Andreas, Cleverly, James, Desai, Ankur R., Eamus, Derek, Euskirchen, Eugenie S., Hutley, Lindsay, Macfarlane, Craig, Scott, Russell L. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
The role of protected areas in land use/land cover change and the carbon cycle in the conterminous United States Lu, Xiaoliang, Zhou, Yuyu, Liu, Yaling, Le Page, Yannick Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Quantitative simulation of C budgets in a forest in Heilongjiang province, China Wang, B, Li, M, Fan, W, Zhang, F Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Estimation of net ecosystem production in Asia using the diagnostic-type ecosystem model with a 10 km grid-scale resolution Sasai, Takahiro, Obikawa, Hiroki, Murakami, Kazutaka, Kato, Soushi, Matsunaga, Tsuneo, Nemani, Ramakrishna R. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Implementation of data citations and persistent identifiers at the ORNL DAAC Cook, Robert B., Vannan, Suresh K.S., McMurry, Benjamin F., Wright, Daine M., Wei, Y., Boyer, Alison G., Kidder, J.H. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Nitrogen Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Forests, Biomass, Discharge, Soil Depth, Albedo, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Respiration Rate, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Runoff, Ecosystem Functions, Agricultural Lands, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Surface Winds, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Net Radiation, Surface Pressure, Snow Depth, Land Surface Temperature, Radiative Flux, Water Vapor, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Wetlands, Inundation
Divergent predictions of carbon storage between two global land models: attribution of the causes through traceability analysis Rafique, Rashid, Xia, Jianyang, Hararuk, Oleksandra, Asrar, Ghassem R., Leng, Guoyong, Wang, Yingping, Luo, Yiqi Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Assessing spatiotemporal variation of drought in China and its impact on Yan, Hao, Wang, ShaoQiang, Wang, JunBang, Lu, HouQuan, Guo, AnHong, Zhu, ZaiChun, Myneni, Ranga B., Shugart, Herman H. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance
Estimating heterotrophic respiration at large scales: Challenges, approaches, and next steps BondLamberty, Ben, Epron, Daniel, Harden, Jennifer, Harmon, Mark E., Hoffman, Forrest, Kumar, Jitendra, David McGuire, Anthony, Vargas, Rodrigo Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Monitoring winter wheat drought threat in Northern China using multiple climate-based drought indices and soil moisture during 2000-2013 Wang, Hongshuo, Vicente-serrano, Sergio M., Tao, Fulu, Zhang, Xiaodong, Wang, Pengxin, Zhang, Chao, Chen, Yingyi, Zhu, Dehai, Kenawy, Ahmed El Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Modelling evapotranspiration during precipitation deficits: identifying critical processes in a land surface model Ukkola, Anna M., Pitman, Andy J., Decker, Mark, De Kauwe, Martin G., Abramowitz, Gab, Kala, Jatin, Wang, Ying-Ping Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Suspended Solids, Soil Texture
Accurate representation of leaf longevity is important for simulating ecosystem carbon cycle Zhang, Haicheng, Liu, Dan, Dong, Wenjie, Cai, Wenwen, Yuan, Wenping Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
An analysis of global terrestrial carbon, water and energy dynamics using the carbonnitrogen coupled CLASS-CTEMN+ model Huang, Suo, Bartlett, Paul, Arain, M. Altaf Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
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
The GEWEX LandFlux project: evaluation of model evaporation using tower-based and globally gridded forcing data McCabe, M. F., Ershadi, A., Jimenez, C., Miralles, D. G., Michel, D., Wood, E. F. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
The impact of changing the land surface scheme in ACCESS (v1. 0/1.1) on the surface climatology Kowalczyk, Eva A., Stevens, Lauren E., Law, Rachel M., Harman, Ian N., Dix, Martin, Franklin, Charmaine N., Wang, Ying-Ping Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Speciation dynamics and biogeography of Neotropical spiral gingers (Costaceae) Andre, Thiago, Salzman, Shayla, Wendt, Tania, Specht, Chelsea D. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Synergistic effects of climate change and grazing on net primary production of Mongolian grasslands Dangal, Shree R. S., Tian, Hanqin, Lu, Chaoqun, Pan, Shufen, Pederson, Neil, Hessl, Amy Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Synergies and trade-offs in achieving global biodiversity targets Di Marco, Moreno, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Visconti, Piero, Buchanan, Graeme M., Ficetola, Gentile F., Rondinini, Carlo Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
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