ISRIC Report 1996/05: ISRIC-WISE global data set of derived soil properties on a ½ by ½ grid (v1.0)

Raster image files of soil properties, derived from the "World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials" (WISE) database, are presented on a ½? by ½? global grid, including: (1) Total Available Water Capacity (TAWC) in mm water per 1 m soil depth; (2) soil organic carbon density (kg C m-2 for 0-30 cm depth range); (3) soil organic carbon density (kg C m-2 for 0-100 cm depth range); (4) soil carbonate carbon density (kg C m-2 for 0-100 cm depth range); (5) soil pH (for 0-30 cm depth range); and (6) soil pH (for 30-100 cm depth range). This report presents Meta-data on the various data sets. The raster image and documentation files follow the format of the NOAA Global Ecosystems Database, permitting their widespread use in global environmental studies.

Keywords: digital data sets; raster images; soil properties; global change