[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE']
Soil and Terrain Database of Central Africa - SOTERCAF - (Democratic Republic of Congo 1:2 million and Burundi and Rwanda 1:1 million scale)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTERCAF_primary_VER1

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrrain database of Central Africa (SOTERCAF, version 1.0) was compiled at scale 1:2 million for the Democratic Republic of Congo and at scale 1:1 million for Rwanda and Burundi. The SOTERCAF compilation has been a joint collaboration of the Soil Science Laboratory of the University of Ghent, Belgium and ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen under contract with the Food and ... View entire text
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Caption:  View of landform themes of Lower Congo
 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 5.39   S: -13.46   E: 31.31   W: 12.21

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Vincent van Engelen, Ann Verdoodt, Koos Dijkshoorn, Eric Van Ramst
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database of Central Africa , (DR of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda) (ver. 1.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTERCAF (version 1.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2006
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 1.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcInfo export format and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=38
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON Parameter Definition
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SHIPS Ancillary Description
Quality The Dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only, and represent the beginning and end of the 2007 - 2008 Antarctic seasons.
The latitudes and longitudes provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.
Access Constraints The data are currently not publicly available.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2767 when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 57 kb
Distribution Format: word
Fees: free
Personnel
KLAUS MEINERS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: + 61 3 6226 7201
Email: klaus.meiners at acecrc.org.au
Contact Address:
Sea-ice Ecologist
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC)
Private Bag 80
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Lannuzel, D., Bowie, A.R., van der Merwe, P.C., Townsend, A.T. and Schoemann, V. (2011), Distribution of dissolved and particulate metals in Antarctic sea ice., Marine Chemistry, 124, 1-4, 134-146
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-07-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-04-04

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