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Analysis Products on Soil Quality

Entry ID: NRCS_NRI_SotL_SOIL_QUALITY

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Summary

Abstract: The Salinity Influenced Soils on Non-Federal Land, 1992 map shows
soils considered 'Salinity Influenced' on all non-Federal land. One
blue dot equals 10,000 acres of cropland, potential cropland, or
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land; One green dot equals 10,000
acres of all other non-Federal land. The criteria for a 'Salinity
Influenced' soil on this map is where the maximum soil salinity
...

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that
works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain
our natural resources.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 15.29

S: 13.23

E: 145.9

W: 144.54

N: 14.38

S: 14.16

E: -169.42

W: -170.84

N: 48.24

S: 22.88

E: -65.36

W: -127.87

N: 67.57

S: 49.18

E: -117.38

W: 157.56

N: 22.22

S: 18.9

E: -154.76

W: -160.25

N: 18.51

S: 17.67

E: -64.56

W: -67.96

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: NRCS/NRI State of the Land -- Maps, Facts, & Figures on Soil Quality

Issue Identification: 1997

Data Presentation Form: Maps, Postscript, summary table, ASCII text

Online Resource: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-07-01

Stop Date: 1998-10-31

Location Keywords

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

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL CHEMISTRY

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

NRI > National Resources Inventory

Quality The 1997 NRI data should be used only as preliminary data at this time. A problem was discovered in the 1997 NRI results on March 27, 2000. Please check the NRI home page, http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/ for details.

Ancillary Keywords

NON-FEDERAL LAND

SALINITY INFLUENCED SOILS

CONSERVATION

Originating Center

Data Center

Natural Resources Institute, National Resources Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Data Center URL: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WARREN LEE Phone: (301) 504-2271 Fax: (301) 504-2230 Email: Warren.Lee at usda.gov Contact Address: Resource Inventory Division USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service Mail Stop 5474 5601 Sunnyside Ave City: Beltsville Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20705-5000 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Electronic

Distribution Format: Maps, Postscript, summary table, ASCII text

Fees: Free

Personnel

WARREN LEE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (301) 504-2271

Fax: (301) 504-2230

Email: Warren.Lee at usda.gov

Contact Address:

Resource Inventory Division

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mail Stop 5474

5601 Sunnyside Ave

City: Beltsville

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20705-5000

Country: USA

SARAH NUSSER

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 515-294-9773

Fax: 515-294-2456

Email: nusser at iastate.edu

Contact Address:

Statistical Laboratory

220 Snedecor Hall

Iowa State University

City: Ames

Province or State: IA

Postal Code: 50011-1210

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-01-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-01-31

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