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A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0

Creator: ORNL_CLOUD
Keywords: Soil Gas/Air,Methane,Ammonia,Nitrogen Oxides,Nitrous Oxide,Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide,Ecosystem Functions,Soil Gas/Air

Global_RTSG_Flux_1078

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1078

Citation

Center/Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

CSV

Dataset Size

196.947 KB

Spatial Extent

N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633

Temporal Extent

1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Description

This database contains information compiled from published studies on gas flux from soil following rewetting or thawing. The resulting database includes 222 field and laboratory observations focused on rewetting of dry soils, and 116 field laboratory observations focused on thawing of frozen soils studies conducted from 1956 to 2010. Fluxes of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, nitrogen oxide, and ammonia (CO2, CH4, N2O, NO and NH3) were compiled from the literature and the flux rates were normalized for ease of comparison. Field observations of gas flux following rewetting of dry soils include events caused by natural rainfall, simulated rainfall in natural ecosystems, and irrigation in agricultural lands. Similarly, thawing of frozen soils include field observations of natural thawing, simulated freezing-thawing events (i.e., thawing of simulated frozen soil by snow removal), and thawing of seasonal ice in temperate and high latitude regions (Kim et al., 2012). Reported parameters include experiment type, location, site type, vegetation, climate, soil properties, rainfall, soil moisture, soil gas flux after wetting and thawing, peak soil gas flux properties, and the corresponding study references. There is one comma-delimited data file.

Product Summary

Platforms

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instruments

LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER

Spatial Extent

N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31

Data Partner

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)

Concept ID

C2216863284-ORNL_CLOUD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

2012-04-16

Updated

2022-02-12

Science Keywords

Soil Gas/Air ,

Methane ,

Ammonia ,

Nitrogen Oxides ,

Nitrous Oxide ,

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ,

Ecosystem Functions ,

Soil Gas/Air

Citation

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Kim, D.-G., Vargas, R., Bond-Lamberty, B. P., & Turetsky, M. R. (2012). A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1078 Date Accessed: 2026-05-02

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
Data-Model Needs for Belowground Ecology. A Summary Report from the Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) Mini-Workshop, May 8, 2014	2014	Bailey, Vanessa, Hanson, Paul J., Jastrow, Julie, Torn, Margaret, Stover, Daniel	Organic Matter, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Texture, Phosphorus, Soil Chemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Respiration, Soil Respiration, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Biomass, Nutrients, Plant Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Forests, Respiration Rate, Primary Production, Heat Flux, Sediment Transport, Carbon, Nitrogen, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance, Water Table, Soil Classification, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Ph, Drainage, Terrain Elevation, Methane, Nitric Oxide, Nitrous Oxide, Litter Characteristics, Soil Gas/Air, Isotopes, Reforestation/Revegetation, Soil Gas/Air, Ammonia, Nitrogen Oxides, Ecosystem Functions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Suspended Solids, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Species, Humidity, Soil Moisture, Soil Porosity, Nitrogen, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Soil Fertility, Permafrost, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Total Dissolved Solids, Wetlands, Inundation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Carbon, Nitrous Oxide, Discharge, Groundwater Chemistry, Discharge/Flow, Surface Water Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles
Effects of soil rewetting and thawing on soil gas fluxes: a review of current literature and suggestions for future research	2012	Kim, D.-G., Vargas, R., Bond-Lamberty, B., Turetsky, M. R.	Soil Gas/Air, Methane, Ammonia, Nitrogen Oxides, Nitrous Oxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Gas/Air