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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 ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

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

Multimedia Sample

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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: Niels H. Batjes

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

Dataset Release Date: 2005-03-01

Dataset Release Place: Wageningen

Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information

Version: ver. 1.0

Data Presentation Form: ArcView 3.3 and MSAccess tables (zipped)

Other Citation Details: http://www.isric.nl/isric/Webdocs/Docs/ISRIC_Report_2005_02.pdf

Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=23

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 2002-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > SURINAME

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Quality The data set's lineage is described in:

Batjes NH 2005. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 1.0). Report 2005/02, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen (http://www.isric.org/isric/webDocs/Docs/ISRIC_Report_2005_02.pdf)

Access Constraints ISRIC kindly requests that you send us two reprints of any publication that uses data received from ISRIC World Soil Information. This will help us to determine the type and level of use of the data we distribute.

Use Constraints Materials developed by ISRIC are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of such materials for educational or non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of materials for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the ...

Ancillary Keywords

secondary (derived) soil data

soil parameter estimates

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

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

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA