Global Dryland Site Information on Soil Organic Carbon Radiocarbon

A 37.8 KB database compiled by Hui Wang, last updated on April 23, 2026. The dataset provides information on global dryland sites, focusing on radiocarbon measurements of bulk soil organic carbon and respired CO2. It includes site location, climate variables, vegetation factors, soil properties, and δ13C and ∆14C values.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil carbon turnover rates based on radiocarbon (∆14C) values
• Investigating the relationship between climate variables and soil carbon age
• Analyzing isotopic signatures (δ13C) to understand carbon sources in drylands
• Correlating soil properties and vegetation factors with carbon pool characteristics

Strengths

• Includes multiple related parameters: site location, climate, vegetation, soil properties, and isotopic values
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse
• Specific focus on radiocarbon in drylands, a critical and understudied ecosystem

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is very small (37.8 KB), indicating a limited scope or number of sites

Provenance

Source

Hui Wang via figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled from published studies or field measurements.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 07:05:14; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global dryland sites