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SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 1.0)

Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTWISlac

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Summary

Abstract: This harmonized set of soil parameter estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean was derived from a revised version of the 1:5M Soil and Terrain Database for the region (SOTERLAC, ver. 2.0) and the ISRIC-WISE soil profile database.

The land surface of Latin America and the Caribbean has been characterized using 1585 unique SOTER units, corresponding with ...

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: View project home page; download documentation and (zipped) data set

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Caption: Example of secondary SOTER data for Latin America and the Caribbean

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 32.72	S: -55.98	E: -34.79	W: -118.45
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 6900

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: CRYosphere SYStem in Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada

Dataset Title: SOCC: Snow cover duration in the second half (Feb.-Jul.) of the snow year over the period 1972-2000

Dataset Series Name: Recent trends in snow cover in Canada

Dataset Release Place: Canada

Dataset Publisher: CRYosphere SYStem in Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada

Online Resource: http://www.socc.ca/cms/en/socc/snow/climateChange.aspx

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1972-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Climate

Snow Cover

Data Center

CRYosphere SYStem in Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada

Data Center URL: http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/crysys/
Dataset ID: SOCC: Sea Ice

Data Center Personnel
Name: JULIE DRIVER Phone: +1 (519) 888-4567 x 32689 Fax: +1 (519) 888-6768 Email: info at ccin.uwaterloo.ca Contact Address: Department of Geography and Environemental Management University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West City: Waterloo Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: N2L 3G1 Country: Canada