WISE -- References and examples of database applications
This page presents a selection of publications that describe the WISE database and the use of WISE-derived data by various researchers:
2008
Batjes NH 2008. Mapping soil carbon stocks of Central Africa using SOTER. Geoderma (Article in Press) more ...
FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2008. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria more ...
Ye L, Tang H, Zhu J, Verdoodt A and Van Ranst E 2008. Spatial patterns and effects of soil organic carbon on grain productivity assessment in China. Soil Use and Management 24, 80-91 more ...
2007
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 ...
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 ...
Gijsman AJ, Thornton PK and Hoogenboom G, 2007. Using the WISE database to parameterize soil inputs for crop simulation models. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, doi:10.1016/j.compag.2007.01.001 more ...
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Safriel U, Ezcurra E, Tegen I, Schlesinger WH, Nellemann C, Batjes NH, Dent D, Groner E, Morrsion S, Rosenfeld D, Avner U, Brosch N, Golan-Goldhirsh A, Alpert P, Portnov B, Cates R, White R, Tsonis A, Schwartz M, Ayal Y, Pinshow B, Cohen D, Demere T, Shafir H, Warren A and Mazor E 2006. Deserts and the planet - Linkages between deserts and non-deserts. In: Ezcurra E (editor), Global Deserts Outlook. UNEP, Nairobi, pp 50-72 PDF
Thomson AM, Cesar Izaurralde R, Smith SJ and Clarke LE 2007. Integrated estimates of global terrestrial carbon sequestration. Global Environmental Change, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.10.002 more ...
Werner C, K. Butterbach-Bahl, E. Haas, T. Hickler, and R. Kiese 2007. A global inventory of N2O emissions from tropical rainforest soils using a detailed biogeochemical model. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 21, GB3010 more ...
2006
Batjes NH 2006. Soil carbon stocks of Jordan and projected changes upon improved management of croplands. Geoderma 132, 361-371 more ...
Batjes NH 2006. ISRIC-WISE derived soil properties on a 5 by 5 arc-minutes grid (version 1.1). Report 2006/02, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Grace P, Colunga-Garcia M, Gage S, Robertson G and Safir G 2006. The Potential Impact of Agricultural Management and Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon of the North Central Region of the United States. Ecosystems 9, 816-827 more ...
Milne E, Easter M, Paustian K, Williams SA, Killian K, Swan A, Sessay M, Cerri CEP, Cerri CC, Kamoni P, Gicheru P, Wokabi S, Bhattacharyya T, Palo DK, Gajbhiye KS, Al-Adamar R, Shabbaz M, Rawajfih Z, Khresat S, Powlson D, Coleman K, Batjes NH, Bernoux M, Feller C, Falloon P, Fischer G and Tubiello F 2006. Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Change at National Scale. In: Milne E, M Easter, CE Cerri, K Paustian and S Williams (editors), Technical Report of the Global Environmental Facility Co-financed Project No. GFL-2740-02-4381. Global Environmental Facility (GEF), UNEP and The University of Reading, Reading (UK), pp 171 PDF
MNP 2006. Integrated modelling of global environmental change - An overview of IMAGE 2.4 (Edited by AF Bouwman, T Kram and K Klein Goldewijk). Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency (MNP), Bilthoven 228 p more ...
Stehfest E and Bouwman L 2006. N2O and NO emission from agricultural fields and soils under natural vegetation: summarizing available measurement data and modeling of global annual emissions. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 74, 207-228 more ...
2005
Batjes NH 2005. ISRIC-WISE global data set of derived soil properties on a 0.5 by 0.5 degree grid (ver. 3.0). Report 2005/08, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2005. WISE-based soil parameter estimates for Northeastern Africa (ver. 1.0). Report 2005/05, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2005. WISE-based soil parameter estimates for North and Central Asia (East of the Ural) (ver. 1.0). Report 2005/03, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
Beusen AHW, Dekkers ALM, Bouwman AF, Ludwig W and Harrison J 2005. Estimation of global river transport of sediments and associated particulate C, N, and P. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 19, GB4S05 (doi:10.1029/2005GB002453) more ...
Hofstra N and Bouwman AF 2005. Denitrification in Agricultural Soils: Summarizing Published Data and Estimating Global Annual Rates. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 72, 267-278 more ...
van Engelen VWP, Batjes NH, Dijkshoorn K and Huting J 2005. Harmonized Global Soil Resources Database (Final Report). Report 2005/06, FAO and ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen PDF
2004
Batjes NH 2004. Soil carbon stocks and projected changes according to land use and management: a case study for Kenya. Soil Use and Mangement 20, 350-356 more ...
Batjes NH 2004. Estimation of soil carbon gains upon improved management within croplands and grasslands of Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability 6, 133-143 more ...
Batjes NH 2004. Development of a 5 by 5 arc-minutes global data set of soil parameter estimates for use with the IMAGE model. Report 2004/05, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen
2003
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
Van Drecht G Bouwman AF Knoop JM Beusen AHW and Meinardi CR 2003. Global modeling of the fate of nitrogen from point and nonpoint sources in soils, groundwater, and surface water. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 17, 1115 (doi: 10.1029/2003GB002060) more ...
2002
Batjes NH 2002. Revised soil parameter estimates for the soil types of the world. Soil Use and Management 18, 232-235 more ...
Batjes NH 2002. ISRIC-WISE global data set of derived soil properties on a 0.5 by 0.5 degree grid (Version 2.0). Report 2002/03. International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2002. Soil parameter estimates for the soil types of the world for use in global and regional modelling (Version 2.0). ISRIC Report 2002/02. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 2002. A homogenized soil profile data set for global and regional environmental research. ISRIC Report 2002/01. International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), Wageningen PDF
Batjes N H 2002. SAFARI 2000 Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Deg (ISRIC-WISE). Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. more ...
Bouwman AF Boumans LJM and Batjes NH 2002a. Estimation of global NH3 emissions from synthetic fertilizers and animal manure applied to arable lands and grasslands. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16, doi: 10.1029/2000GB001389 more ...
Bouwman AF Boumans LJM and Batjes NH 2002b. Emissions of N2O and NO from fertilized fields: Summary of available measurement data. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16, 1058, doi:10.1029/2001GB001811 more ...
Bouwman AF Boumans LJM and Batjes NH 2002c. Modeling global annual N2O and NO emissions from fertilized fields. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16, 1080, doi:10.1029/2001GB00812 more ...
Jones P G and Thornton PK 2002. Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management. Conservation Ecology 5(2), 27 [more ...
van Bodegom PM Verburg PH and Denier van der Gon HAC 2002. Upscaling methane emissions from rice paddies: problems and possibilities. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16, 10.1029/2000GB001381 more ...
2001
Fischer G Van Velthuizen HT and Prieler S 2001. Assessment of potential productivity of tree species in China, Mongolia and the Former Soviet Union: Methodology and Results. IR-01-015, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg.
Hootsmans RM Bouwman AF Leemans R and Kreileman GJJ 2001. Modelling land degradation in IMAGE 2. RIVM Report 481508009, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven.
IFA and FAO 2001. Global estimates of gaseous emissions of NH3, NO and N2O from agricultural land (based on work by AF Bouwman, LJM Boumans and NH Batjes). International Fertilizer Industry Association and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, pp. 106. more ...
Lettenmaier DP 2001. Macroscale Hydrology: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Matsuno T and H Kida (editors), Present and Future of Modeling Global Environmental Change: Toward Integrated Modeling. TERRAPUB Tokyo, pp 111-136 PDF
Van Drecht G Bouwman AF Knoop JM Meinardi C and Beusen A 2001. Global pollution of surface waters from point and nonpoint sources of nitrogen. In: Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Food and Energy Production and Environmental Protection (Proceedings of the 2nd International Nitrogen Conference on Society and Policy). TheScientificWorld 1.
2000
Jobbágy EG and Jackson RB 2000. The vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and its relation to climate and vegetation. Ecological Applications 10, 423–436 PDF
ier van der Gon HAC Bodegom PMv Houweling S Verburg PH and Van Breemen van 2000. Combining upscaling and downscaling of methane emissions from rice fields: methodologies and preliminary results. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 58, 285-301 PDF
Fischer G Van Velthuizen HT and Nachtergaele FO 2000. Global Agro-ecological Zones Assessment: Methodology and results. IR-00-064, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg. IGBP-DIS 2000. Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM (IGBP-DIS). IGBP Data and Information Services, Potsdam
Global Soil Data Task, 2000. Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM (IGBP-DIS). International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, Data and Information System, Potsdam, Germany (Available from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A; http://www.daac.ornl.gov) more ...
Knox JW Matthews RB and Wassmann R 2000. Using a crop/soil simulation model and GIS techniques to assess methane emissions from rice fields in Asia. III: Databases. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 58, 179-199
Matthews E, Payne R, Rohweder M and Myurray S 2000. Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Forest Ecosystems. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 90 p more ...
Matthews RB, Wassmann R, Knox JW and Beuenida LV 2000. Using a crop/soil simulation model and GIS techniques to assess methane emissions from rice fields in Asia. IV: Upscaling to national levels. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 58, 201-217 PDF
White RP Murray S and Rohweder M 2000. Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Grassland Ecosystems. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 89 pp.
Wood S Sebastian K and Scherr SJ 2000. Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Agroecosystems (with Analytical Contributions from Niels H. Batjes, ISRIC; Andrew Farrow, CIAT; Jean Marc Faurès, FAO; Günther Fischer, IIASA; Gerhard Heilig, IIASA; Julio Henao, IFDC; Robert Hijmans, CIP; Freddy Nachtergaele, FAO; Peter Oram, IFPRI; and Manuel Winograd, CIAT). World Resources Institute (WRI) and International Food Policy Reseach Institute (IFPRI), Washington, 110 pp.
1999
Bouwman AF and Van Vuuren D 1999. Global assessment of acidification and eutrophication of natural ecosystems. Environment Information and Assessment Technical Report 6 (UNEP/DEIA&EW/TR.99-6; RIVM/4002001012), UNEP and RIVM, Bilthoven.
Fairhurst T Lefroy R Mutert E and Batjes NH 1999. The importance, distribution and causes of P deficiency as a constraint to crop production in the tropics. Agoforestry Forum 9, 2-8.
Reynolds CA, Jackson TJ and Rawls WJ 1999. Estimating Available Water Content by Linking the FAO Soil Map of the World with Global Soil Profile Databases and Pedo-transfer Functions. Proceedings of the AGU 1999 Spring Conference ( Boston, MA, May31-June 4, 1999) more ...
1998
Cindery S Cambridge HM Herrera R Hicks WK Kuylenstierna JCI Murray F and Olbrich K 1998. Global assessment of ecosystem sensitivity to acidic deposition. Stockholm Environmental Institute, York, pp. 19.
Ganzenveld L Lelieveld J and Roelofs G-J 1998. A dry deposition parameterization for sulfur oxides in a chemistry and general circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research 103, 5679-5694
1997
Batjes NH 1997. A world data set of derived soil properties by FAO-UNESCO soil unit for global modelling. Soil Use and Management, 13: 9-16
Batjes NH, Fischer G, Nachtergaele FO, Stolbovoy VS and van Velthuizen HT 1997. Soil data derived from WISE for use in global and regional AEZ studies (ver. 1.0). Report IR-97-025, FAO/ IIASA/ ISRIC, Laxenburg PDF
Yost RS, Li ZC, Smith CS, Benites J and Nachtergaele F 1997. Merging Databases and Decision-aids: Linking an updated Soil Fertility Capability Classification (FCC3) with the ISRIC-WISE (World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials) database. Final Project Report, Food and Agriculture Organization (UN), University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA), Honolulu more ...
1996
Batjes NH 1996. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. Eur. J. of Soil Science, 47: 151-16
Batjes NH 1996. Development of a world data set of soil water retention properties using pedotransfer rules. Geoderma, 73: 31-52
Batjes NH 1996. Documentation to ISRIC-WISE global data set of derived soil properties on a ½ by ½ grid. Work. Pap. 96/05, ISRIC, Wageningen PDF
1995
Batjes NH 1995. A global data set of soil pH properties. Tech. Pap. 27, ISRIC, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH 1995. A homogenized soil data file for global environmental research: A subset of FAO, ISRIC and NRCS profiles (Version 1.0). Work. Pap. 95/10, ISRIC, Wageningen PDF
Batjes NH and Bridges EM 1995. World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (WISE): Geographic quantification of soil factors that control fluxes of greenhouse gases. In: Zwerver S, Van Rompaey RSAR, Kok MTJ and Berk MM (Editors), Climate Change Research: Evaluation and Policy Implications. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, pp. 645-650
Batjes NH, Bridges EM and Nachtergaele FO 1995. World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials: development of a global soil data base of process-controlling factors. In: S. Peng, K.T. Ingram, H.U. Neue and LH Ziska (Editors), Climate Change and Rice. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 102-115
Spaargaren OC and Batjes NH 1995. Report on the classification into FAO-Unesco soil units of profiles selected from the NRCS pedon database for IGBP-DIS. Work. Pap. 95/01, ISRIC, Wageningen
1994
Batjes NH 1994. Generation of spatial products using the WISE database. Work. Pap. 94/09, ISRIC, Wageningen
Batjes NH 1994. Report of a joint ISRIC-IRRI questionnaire on factors controlling production and emission of methane in irrigated rice lands. Work. Pap. 94/02, ISRIC, Wageningen
Batjes NH and Bridges EM 1994. Potential emissions of radiatively active gases from soil to atmosphere with special reference to methane: development of a global database (WISE). J. of Geophysical Research, 99(D8): 16479-16489
Bridges EM and Batjes NH 1994. Geographic quantification of soil factors and soil processes that control fluxes of greenhouse gases [Final Report]. Report No. 410-100-057, Dutch National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change, RIVM, Bilthoven
1993
Batjes NH 1993. World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials: Profile database user's manual (Version 1.0). Work. Pap. 93/04, ISRIC, Wageningen
Batjes NH 1993. World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials: Guidelines for soil profile selection and protocol for completing the WISE data entry sheets. Work. Pap. 93/02, ISRIC, Wageningen
1992
Batjes NH and Bridges EM (Editors) 1992. A review of soil factors and processes that control fluxes of heat, moisture and greenhouse gases, Tech. Pap. 23. ISRIC, Wageningen, 201 pp PDF
Batjes NH and Bridges EM (Editors) 1992. World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials. Proceedings of International workshop organised in the framework of the Dutch National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change (24-27 August 1992), iv + 125. ISRIC, Wageningen PDF
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