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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
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

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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: 2026-05-28

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Estimation of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) yield under RCP4. 5 and RCP8. 5 climate change projections with ANN in Turkey Pekin, MuhammetAli, Demirbag, NurdanSahin, Khawar, KhalidMahmood, Apaydin, Halit Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception Shepherd, Anita, AwtyCarroll, Danny, Kam, Jason, Ashman, Chris, Magenau, Elena, Martani, Enrico, Kontek, Mislav, Ferrarini, Andrea, Amaducci, Stefano, Davey, Chris, Jurisic, Vanja, Petrie, GertJan, Al Hassan, Mohamad, Lamy, Isabelle, Lewandowski, Iris, de Maupeou, Emmanuel, McCalmont, Jon, Trindade, Luisa, van der Cruijsen, Kasper, van der Pluijm, Philip, Rowe, Rebecca, Lovett, Andrew, Donnison, Iain, Kiesel, Andreas, CliftonBrown, John, Hastings, Astley Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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Global patterns of water storage in the rooting zones of vegetation Stocker, Benjamin D., Tumber-Davila, Shersingh Joseph, Konings, Alexandra G., Anderson, Martha C., Hain, Christopher, Jackson, Robert B. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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Assessing the upper elevational limits of vegetation growth in global high-mountains Zou, Linqing, Tian, Feng, Liang, Tianchen, Eklundh, Lars, Tong, Xiaoye, Tagesson, Torbern, Dou, Yujie, He, Tao, Liang, Shunlin, Fensholt, Rasmus Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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River flow decline across the entire Arkansas River Basin in the 21st century Yang, Jia, Zou, Chris, Will, Rodney, Wagner, Kevin, Ouyang, Ying, King, Chad, Winrich, Abigail, Tian, Hanqin Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Soil carbon storage capacity of drylands under altered fire regimes Pellegrini, Adam F. A., Reich, Peter B., Hobbie, Sarah E., Coetsee, Corli, Wigley, Benjamin, February, Edmund, Georgiou, Katerina, Terrer, Cesar, Brookshire, E. N. J., Ahlstrom, Anders, Nieradzik, Lars, Sitch, Stephen, Melton, Joe R., Forrest, Matthew, Li, Fang, Hantson, Stijn, Burton, Chantelle, Yue, Chao, Ciais, Philippe, Jackson, Robert B. Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
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