Worldwide Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (1986) (NDP-018)

Dataset · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/LUE.NDP018· OSTI ID:1389499

Zinke, P. J. ^[1]; Stangenberger, A. G. ^[2]; Post, W. M. ^[3]; Emanuel, W. R. ^[3]; Olson, J. S. ^[3]

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1. University of California, Department of Forestry and Resource Management; OSTI
2. University of California, Department of Forestry and Resource Management
3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division

This data base was begun with the collection and analysis of soil samples from California. Additional data came from soil surveys of Italy, Greece, Iran, Thailand, Vietnam, various tropical Amazonian areas, and U.S. forests and from the soil-survey literature. The analyzed samples were collected at uniform soil-depth increments and included bulk-density determinations. The data on each sample are soil profile number; soil profile carbon content; soil profile nitrogen content; sampling site latitude and longitude; site elevation; profile literature reference source; and soil profile codes for Holdridge life zone, Olson ecosystem type, and parent material. These data may be used to estimate the size of the soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools at equilibrium with natural soil-forming factors.For access to the data files, click this link to the CDIAC data transition website: http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/ndps/ndp018.html

• Research Organization: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. DOE > Office of Energy Research (ER)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 1389499
• Report Number(s): osti:1389499; doi:10.3334/CDIAC/LUE.NDP018; cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/lue.ndp018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON
Carbon
ELEV
Ecosystem
Elevation
HOLDRIDGE
Holdridge Life Zone
LAT
LONG
NITROGEN
Nitrogen
OLSON
PARENT
PROFILE
Parent Material
SOURCE
Soil
Soil Profile