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CONUS Soil Database for the Conterminous United States

Entry ID: PSU_CONUS_SOIL

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Summary

Abstract: CONUS-SOIL is a multi-layer soil characteristics data set for the conterminous
United States which has been specifically designed for regional and
continental-scale climate, hydrology, and ecosystem modeling. CONUS-SOIL is
based on the USDA State Soil Geographic Database (STATSGO) for application to a
wide range of SVAT, climate, hydrology, and other environmental models.

Related URL

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Description: Access CONUS Soil data coverages.

Description: State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 57.0

S: 19.0

E: -50.0

W: -136.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Miller, D.A. and R.A. White

Dataset Title: A Conterminous United States Multi-Layer Soil Characteristics Data Set for Regional Climate and Hydrology Modeling

Dataset Release Date: 1998

Dataset Publisher: Penn State Soil Information for Environmental Modeling and Ecosystem Management

Version: 2

Online Resource: http://www.soilinfo.psu.edu/index.cgi?soil_data&conus

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CDIP > Climate Data Imaging Project

Ancillary Keywords

Winds

Precipitation (Meteorology)

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA

Data Center

Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124 Fax: (301) 713-4598 Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Central Library 1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3 City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online

Distribution Format: pdf, tiff

Fees: none

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-08-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-23

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