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Soil and Terrain Database Soil for China primary data (version 1.0) - scale 1:1 million (SOTER_China)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTER_China_primary

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for China primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_China), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program of Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). The primary database was compiled using the SOTER methodology. The SOTER unit delineation was based on a raster format of the soil map of China, correlated and ... View entire text
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Caption:  Example of SOTER view for dominant soils of China
 
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 54.0   S: 18.0   E: 135.0   W: 74.0
Min Altitude: -154 (TURPAN PENDI) Max Altitude: 8850 (MT. EVEREST)

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Jan Huting
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for China (ver. 1.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTER_China (version1.0)
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=57
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Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON Parameter Definition
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FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
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Data Center
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JEAN JOUZEL
Contact Address:
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
CEA-CNRS 1572
CE Saclay
Orme des Merisiers
City: Gif-sur-Yvette
Postal Code: 91191
Country: France
Publications/References
EPICA community members. 2004. Eight glacial cycles from an Antarctic ice core. Nature, Vol. 429, No 6992, pp.623-628, June 10, 2004. doi:10.1038/nature02599.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-12-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-19

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