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Northern Circumpolar Soils Map

Entry ID: ggd602

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Summary

Abstract: This data set consists of a circumpolar map of dominant soil characteristics, with a scale of 1:10,000,000, covering the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, northern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. The map was created using the Northern and Mid Latitude Soil Database. The map is in ESRI Shapefile format, consisting of 11 regional areas.. Polygons have attributes that give the ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: 45.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR > CIRCUMPOLAR

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > PERMAFROST

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Permafrost classifications

Permafrost regions

Soil classification

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

CHARLES TARNOCAI

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +01-613-759-1857

Fax: +01-613-759-1937

Email: tarnocaict at em.agr.ca

Contact Address:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Research Branch

K.W. Neatby Building, Room 1135

960 Carling Avenue

City: Ottawa

Postal Code: K1A 0C6

Country: Canada

Publications/References

Arnalds, O. and E. Gretarsson. 2001. Generalized Soil Map of Iceland. 2nd Edition. Agricultural Research Institute (Rala), Reykjavik, Iceland. Cryosol Working Group. 2001. Northern and Mid Latitude Soil Database, Version 1. National Soil Database, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Dorzhgotov, D. and N.A. Nogina. 1990. Khors (The Soil Map of Mongolia). pp. 66-67 ...

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-01-24

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