Great Gobi
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1975
54 996 km²
League · CHN
Alxa
China
BWkArid, desert, cold(99 %)
Area
240 713,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
9,0°C
Annual rain
96mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
-15,0°C
Elevation: 1 259 m on average (min 739 m, max 3 293 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,0°C
Annual rain
96mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
-15,0°C
Mean alt.
1 259m
Min
739m
Max
3 293m
Std. dev.
232m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(99 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
38,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
38,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
38,0%
Silt
38,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
38,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil92.5%
Other (grassland, water…)6.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,0%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ib · 2
Gobiin ikh /A/
IUCN IbStrictly Protected Area · 1975
45 928 km²
Gobiin baga /A/
IUCN IbStrictly Protected Area · 1996
11 486 km²
Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2024
7 299 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN