[Parameters: Topic='AGRICULTURE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='CALCIUM']
Soil and Terrain Database for South Africa (version 1.0) - scale 1:1 million (SOTER_South_Africa)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTER_South_Africa_primary

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for South Africa primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_South_Africa), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). Primary soil and terrain data for South Africa were obtained from the SOTERSAF database (ver. 1) at scale 1:2 million. This version of SOTER_South_Africa includes some changes in the GIS file, based on the SRTM-DEM derived data and a changes of the attributes database.

SOTER forms a part of the ongoing activities of ISRIC, FAO and UNEP to update the world's baseline information on natural resources.The project involved collaboration with national soil institutes from the countries in the region as well as individual experts.
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: View project homepage: download documentation and (zipped) dataset.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -22.3   S: -34.9   E: 33.0   W: 16.5
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 3410

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Jan Huting
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for South Africa (ver. 1.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTER_South_Africa (version 1.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2009
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 1.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcMap9.x, ArcView3.x and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=49
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA/NCDC
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Fees: none
Personnel
JIM C. ZACHOS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of California, Santa Cruz
City: Santa Cruz
Province or State: CA
Country: USA
Publications/References
Zachos, J.C., M. W. Wara, S. Bohaty, M.L. Delaney, M.R. Petrizzo, A. Brill,
T.J. Bralower, I. Premoli-Silva. 2003. A Transient Rise in Tropical Sea
Surface Temperature During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Science Vol.
302, pp. 1551 - 1554, 28 November 2003.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-12-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-09

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