SOTER - Selected references
This page presents a selection of publications that describe the SOTER database and its various applications to date by various researchers (in reverse chronological order):
2008
Al-Hanbali A and Kondoh A 2008. Groundwater vulnerability assessment and evaluation of human activity impact (HAI) within the Dead Sea groundwater basin, Jordan. Hydrogeology Journal, 16: 499-510 more ...
Batjes NH 2008. Mapping soil carbon stocks of Central Africa using SOTER. Geoderma 146, 58-65 more ...
Batjes NH 2008. Soil parameter estimates for Senegal derived from SOTER and WISE (SOTWIS-Senegal, ver. 1.0). Report 2008/05, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen 39p with data set PDF
Hartemink AE and Huting J 2008. Land Cover, Extent, and Properties of Arenosols in Southern Africa. Arid Land Research and Management 22, 134 - 147 more ...
FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC 2008. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria more ...
2007
Al-Adamat R, Rawajfih Z, Easter M, Paustian K, Coleman K, Milne E, Falloon P, Powlson DS and Batjes NH 2007. Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in Jordan between 2000 and 2030 made using the GEFSOC modelling system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 35-45 more ...
Batjes NH 2007. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Central Africa ― DR of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda (SOTWIScaf, ver. 1.0). Report 2007/02, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH, R. Al-Adamat, Bhattacharyya T, M. Bernoux, C.E.P. Cerri, P. Gicheru, P. Kamoni, Milne E, Pal DK and Rawajfih Z 2007. Preparation of consistent soil data sets for SOC modelling purposes: secondary SOTER data sets for four case study areas. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 26-34 more ...
Bhattacharyya T, Pal DK, Easter M, Batjes NH, Milne E, Gajbhiye KS, Chandran P, Ray SK, Mandal C, Paustian K, Williams S, Killian K, Coleman K, Falloon P and Powlson D 2007. Modelled soil organic carbon stocks and changes in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India, between 2000 and 2030. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 84-94 more ...
Cerri CEP, Easter M, Paustian K, Killian K, Coleman K, Bernoux M, Falloon P, Powlson DS, Batjes NH, Milne E and Cerri CC 2007. Predicted soil organic carbon stocks and changes in the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2030. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 58-72 more ...
Easter M, Paustian K, Killian K, Williams S, Feng T, Al-Adamat R, Batjes NH, Bernoux M, Bhattacharyya T, Cerri CC, Cerri CEP, Coleman K, Falloon P, Feller C, Gicheru P, Kamoni P, Milne E, Pal DK, Powlson D, Rawajfih Z, Sessay M and Wokabi S 2007. The GEFSOC soil carbon modeling system: a tool for conducting regional-scale soil carbon inventories and assessing the impacts of land use change on soil carbon. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 13-25 more ...
Goyens C, Verdoodt A, Van de Wauw J, Baert G, van Engelen VWP, Dijkshoorn JA and Van Ranst E 2007. Base de données numériques sur les sols et le terrain (SOTER) de l'Afrique Centrale (RD Congo, Rwanda et Burundi). Etude et Gestion des Sols, 14: 207-218 more ...
Milne E, Al-Adamat R, Batjes NH, Bernoux M, Bhattacharyya T, Cerri CC, Cerri CEP, Coleman K, Easter M, Falloon P, Feller C, Gicheru P, Kamoni P, Killian K, Pal DK, Paustian K, Powlson D, Rawajfih Z, Sessay M and Wokabi S 2007. National and regional assessments of soil organic carbon stocks and changes: problems and prospects. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 122: 3-12 more ...
Mulungu DMM and Munishi SE 2007. Simiyu River catchment parameterization using SWAT model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 32, 1032-1039 more ...
2006
Batjes NH 2006. Soil carbon stocks of Jordan and projected changes upon improved management of croplands. Geoderma 132, 361-371 more ...
2005
ISRIC staff 2005. Atlas of SOTER-derived maps of Zimbabwe: Impact of desertification on food security. ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2005. Organic carbon stocks in the soils of Brazil. Soil Use and Management 21, 22-24 more ...
Van Engelen VWP, Batjes NH, Dijkshoorn K and Huting J 2005. Harmonized Global Soil Resources Database (Final Report). Report 2005/06, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2005. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Central and Eastern Europe (ver. 2.0). Report 2005/04, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2005. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 1.0). Report 2005/02. ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Dijkshoorn JA, Huting JRM and Tempel P 2005. Update of the 1:5 million Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SOTERLAC; version 2.0). Report 2005/01. ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
2004
Van Engelen VWP, Mantel S, Dijkshoorn JA and Huting JRM 2004.The impact of desertification on food security in Southern Africa; a case study in Zimbabwe. Report 2004/02, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2004. Soil carbon stocks and projected changes according to land use and management: a case study for Kenya. Soil Use and Management 20, 350-356 more ...
Batjes NH, Bhattacharyya T, Mandal C, Dijkshoorn K, Pal DK, Milne E and Gajbhiye KS 2004. Soil data derived from SOTER for studies of carbon stocks and change in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (India) (ver. 1.0; GEFSOC Project). Report 2004/06. ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen and NBSS&LUP (ICAR), India PDF
Batjes NH 2004. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Southern Africa (ver. 1.0). Report 2004/04, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH, Bernoux M and Cerri CEP 2004. Soil data derived from SOTER for studies of carbon stocks and change in Brazil (ver. 1.0). Report 2004/03, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH and Gicheru P 2004. Soil data derived from SOTER for studies of carbon stocks and change in Kenya (ver. 1.0). Report 2004/01, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Igue AM, Gaiser T and Stahr K 2004. A soil and terrain digital database (SOTER) for improved land use planning in Central Benin. European Journal of Agronomy 21, 41-52
2003
Batjes NH Rawajfih Z and Al-Adamat R 2003. Soil data derived from SOTER for studies of carbon stocks and change in Jordan (ver. 1.0). Report 2003/04, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2003. A taxotransfer rule based approach for filling gaps in measured soil data in primary SOTER databases. Report 2003/03, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Mantel SS 2003. Identification of potential for banana in Hainan Island, China. Pedosphere 13, 147-155 more ...
2002
Nachtergaele FO, Van Lynden, GWJ and Batjes NH, 2002. Soil and terrain databases and their applications with special reference to physical soil degradation and soil vulnerability to pollution in Central and eastern Europe. In: Advances in GeoEcology 35 (eds M. Pagliaia and JR), CATENA Verlag GMBH, Reiskrirchen.
2001
Batjes NH, Van Engelen VWP and Mantel S 2001. Multi-purpose applicability of soil and terrain (SOTER) databases in support of sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. In: IGBP (Editor), Challenges of a Changing Earth (IGBP Global Change Open Science Conference). Congrex Holland Bv., Amsterdam, pp. 163
2000
Batjes NH 2000, Effects of mapped variation in soil conditions on estimates of soil carbon and nitrogen stocks for South America. Geoderma, 97:135-144.
Mantel S, van Engelen VWP, Molfino JH and Resink JW, 2000. Exploring biophysical potential and sustainability of wheat cultivation in Uruguay at the national level. Soil Use and Management, 16:270-278
van Engelen VWP, 2000. SOTER: the World Soils and Terrain Database. In: Sumner, M.E. (ed). Handbook of Soil Science, CRC Press, Boca Raton (FL). p. H19-28
1999
Batjes NH and Dijkshoorn JA 1999. Carbon and nitrogen stocks in the soils of the Amazon Region. Geoderma, 89: 273-286
Mantel S and van Engelen VWP 1999. Assessment of the impact of water erosion on productivity of maize in Kenya: an integrated modeling approach. Land Degradation & Development, 10:577-592
1998-1986
Batjes NH and van Engelen VWP 1997. Guidelines for the Compilation of a 1:2,500,000 SOTER Database (SOVEUR Project). Report 97/06. ISRIC, Wageningen. 58 p
Mantel S and van Engelen VWP 1997. The Impact of Land Degradation on Food Productivity. Case studies of Uruguay, Argentina and Kenya. Report 97/01, Vol 1 & 2. ISRIC, Wageningen. 76 p
Batjes NH 1996. A qualitative assessment of water erosion risk using the 1:5 M SOTER database for Northern Argentina, South-east Brazil and Uruguay. Working Paper and Preprint 96/04. ISRIC, Wageningen. 18 p
van Engelen VWP and Wen TT, (eds.), 1995. Global and national soils and terrain databases (SOTER). Procedures manual (revised edition). UNEP-ISSS-ISRIC-FAO, Wageningen. 125 p. (also published as World Soil Resources Report 74 Rev.1)
van Engelen VWP (ed.) 1995. Proceedings of the KENSOTER international workshop (14 - 17 March 1995, Nairobi, Kenya). SOTER report 9. ISSS-UNEP-ISRIC, Wageningen. 57 p
van den Berg M and Tempel P, 1995. SWEAP, a computer program for water erosion assessment applied to SOTER. Documentation version 1.5. SOTER report 7. ISSS-UNEP-ISRIC, Wageningen. 50 p
Tempel P 1994. Global and national soils and terrain digital databases (SOTER). Attribute Database User Manual. Working Paper & Preprint 94/04, ISRIC, Wageningen. 34 p
Peters W (Ed.) 1994. Memoria del Curso de Actualizacion SOTER-GIS, Taller Internacional SOTER en America Latina y Curso de Enternamiento SOTER-SIG. SOTER Report 8, International Society of Soil Science, Wageningen 96 p.
Batjes NH, van Engelen VWP and Oldeman LR 1993. Proposed assessment of the vulnerability of soils to pollution in Europe using a SOTER-shell approach. Land Degradation and Rehabilitation, 4: 223-231
Van Engelen VWP 1992. Manual del curso de entrenamiento LASOTER SIG. Work. Pap. 92/03, ISRIC, Wageningen
van den Berg M 1992. SWEAP: a computer program for water erosion assessment applied to SOTER (Documentation ver. 1.4). SOTER Report No. 7, International Society of Soil Science, Wageningen
Oliviera JB and van den Berg M 1992. Application of the SOTER methodology to a semi-detailed survey (1: 100 000) in the Piracicaba region (Sao Paulo State, Brazil). SOTER Report 6, International Society of Soil Science, Wageningen
Batjes NH 1990. Macro-scale land evaluation using the 1:1 M world soil and terrain digital database. SOTER Report 5. ISSS, Wageningen. 45 p. PDF
Batjes NH 1990 (Ed.). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Procedures Manual Revisions for the Global Soils and Terrain Digital Database (24-26 April 1990, Wageningen). Working Paper & Preprint 90/5. ISRIC, Wageningen. 25 p.
Oldeman LR and Sombroek WG 1990. Use of the SOTER database to model global change. Transactions 14th International Congress of Soil Science V, p. 136-141.
Peters W 1998. Proceedings of the regional workshop on a global soil and terrain digital database and global assessment of soil degradation. SOTER Report 3 [EN & SP versions], International Society of Soil Science, Wageningen
ISSS 1986. Project proposal "World Soils and Terrain Digital Database at a scale 1:1M (SOTER)". Ed. by MF Baumgardner. ISSS, Wageningen. 23 p. ISSS, 1987. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on a Global Soils and Terrain Digital Database (18-22 May 1987, UNEP, Nairobi). Ed. by RF van de Weg. SOTER Report 2. ISSS, Wageningen. 47 p
ISSS 1986. Proceedings of an International Workshop on the Structure of a Digital International Soil Resources Map annex Data Base (20-24 January 1986, ISRIC, Wageningen). Ed. by MF Baumgardner and LR Oldeman. SOTER Report 1, ISSS, Wageningen. 138 p.
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