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Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (version 2.0) - scale 1:5 million (SOTERLAC)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTERLAC_primary_ver2

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SOTERLAC), version 2.0, at scale 1:5 million, replaces version 1.02. The update includes changes in the GIS file and in the attributes database.
The topographic base of the SOTERLAC map was adapted to a version congruent to the Digital Chart of the World.

The SOTERLAC attribute database has changed in respect to the number of ... View entire text
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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: View project homepage: download documentation and (zipped) dataset.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 32.72   S: -55.98   E: -34.79   W: -118.45
Min Altitude: -70 Max Altitude: 6900

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Vincent van Engelen, Jan Huting, Piet Tempel
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 2.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTERLAC (version2.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 2.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcInfo export format and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=27
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > SURINAME
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ARUBA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1
Longitude Resolution: 1
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
AQUARIUS_SAC-D > Aquarius SAC-D Ancillary Description
Instrument
AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER > Aquarius Scatterometer Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints NONE
Use Constraints NONE
Originating Center
Aquarius Project NASA/CONAE
Data Center
Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PO.DAAC USER SERVICES
Phone: (818) 393-7165
Email: podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
M/S 300-320
4800 Oak Grove Drive
City: Pasadena
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 91109-8099
Country: USA
Personnel
PO.DAAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (818) 393-7165
Email: podaac at podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
M/S 300-320
4800 Oak Grove Drive
City: Pasadena
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 91109-8099
Country: USA
Publications/References
Lee, T., G. Lagerloef, M.M. Gierach, H.-Y. Kao, S. Yueh, and K. Dohan (2012), Aquarius reveals salinity structure of tropical instability waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12610, doi:10.1029/2012GL052232.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2013-04-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-08

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