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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
Spatial Extent

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

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.

Copy Citation

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: 2026-06-01

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Integrating Dendrochronology, Climate and Satellite Remote Sensing to Better Understand Savanna Landscape Dynamics in the Okavango Delta, Botswana Southworth, Jane, Rigg, Lesley, Gibbes, Cerian, Waylen, Peter, Zhu, Likai, McCarragher, Shannon, Cassidy, Lin Primary Production, Respiration Rate, Biomass, Canopy Characteristics, Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Sensitivity of net ecosystem exchange and heterotrophic respiration to Exbrayat, J.F., Pitman, A. J., Abramowitz, G., Wang, Y.P. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Improvement of daytime land surface skin temperature over arid regions Zheng, Weizhong, Wei, Helin, Wang, Zhuo, Zeng, Xubin, Meng, Jesse, Ek, Michael, Mitchell, Ken, Derber, John Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Analysis of the spatial variation in the net ecosystem production of rice paddy fields using the diagnostic biosphere model, BEAMS Sasai, Takahiro, Nakai, Saori, Setoyama, Yuko, Ono, Keisuke, Kato, Soushi, Mano, Masayoshi, Murakami, Kazutaka, Miyata, Akira, Saigusa, Nobuko, Nemani, Ramakrishna R., Nasahara, Kenlo N. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Modelling sub-grid wetland in the ORCHIDEE global land surface model: evaluation against river discharges and remotely sensed data Ringeval, B., Decharme, B., Piao, S. L., Ciais, P., Papa, F., de Noblet-Ducoudre, N., Prigent, C., Friedlingstein, P., Gouttevin, I., Koven, C., Ducharne, A. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Suspended Solids, Soil Texture
Diagnosing errors in a land surface model (CABLE) in the time and frequency domains Wang, Ying Ping, Kowalczyk, Eva, Leuning, Ray, Abramowitz, Gab, Raupach, Michael R., Pak, Bernard, van Gorsel, Eva, Luhar, Ashok Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Climate system science Kheshgi, Haroon S. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
The potential response of historical terrestrial carbon storage to changes in land use, atmospheric CO2, and climate Jain, Atul K. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Historical droughts in Mediterranean regions during the last 500 years: a data/model approach Brewer, S., Alleaume, S., Guiot, J., Nicault, A. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
An attempt to quantify the impact of changes in wetland extent on Ringeval, Bruno, de NobletDucoudre, Nathalie, Ciais, Philippe, Bousquet, Philippe, Prigent, Catherine, Papa, Fabrice, Rossow, William B. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Evaluating the Simulated Seasonality of Soil Moisture with Earth Observation Data Ellis, Richard J., Taylor, Christopher M., Weedon, Graham P., Gedney, Nicola, Clark, Douglas B., Los, Sietse Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Nitrogen attenuation of terrestrial carbon cycle response to global environmental factors Jain, Atul, Yang, Xiaojuan, Kheshgi, Haroon, McGuire, A. David, Post, Wilfred, Kicklighter, David Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Neural networks as a tool for constructing continuous NDVI time series from AVHRR and MODIS Brown, M. E., Lary, D. J., Vrieling, A., Stathakis, D., Mussa, H. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Mediterranean drought fluctuation during the last 500 years based on tree-ring data Nicault, A., Alleaume, S., Brewer, S., Carrer, M., Nola, P., Guiot, J. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Determinants of the interannual relationships between remote sensed photosynthetic activity and rainfall in tropical Africa CAMBERLIN, P, MARTINY, N, PHILIPPON, N, RICHARD, Y Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Soil Classification, Soil Texture, Suspended Solids
Global estimation of CO emissions using three sets of satellite data for burned area Jain, Atul K. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Estimates of global biomass burning emissions for reactive greenhouse gases (CO, NMHCs, and NOx) and CO2 Jain, Atul K., Tao, Zhining, Yang, Xiaojuan, Gillespie, Conor Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Assessing the impact of changes in climate and CO<SUB>2</SUB> on potential carbon sequestration in agricultural soils Jain, Atul K., West, Tristram O., Yang, Xiaojuan, Post, Wilfred M. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Modeling the effects of two different land cover change data sets on the carbon stocks of plants and soils in concert with CO2 and climate change Jain, Atul K., Yang, Xiaojuan Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Modeling of global biogenic emissions for key indirect greenhouse gases and their response to atmospheric CO<SUB>2</SUB> increases and changes in land cover and climate Tao, Zhining, Jain, Atul K. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Contribution of China to the global carbon cycle since the last glacial maximum. Reconstruction from palaeovegetation maps and an empirical biosphere model PENG, CHANGHUI, APPS, MICHAEL J. Suspended Solids, Soil Classification, Soil Texture
Performance of Different Soil Model Configurations in Simulating Ground Surface Temperature and Surface Fluxes Smirnova, Tatiana G., Brown, John M., Benjamin, Stanley G. Vegetation Cover, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Inundation, Soil Classification, Wetlands, Heat Flux, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Suspended Solids, Soil Texture
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