A Conterminous United States Multi-Layer Soil Characteristics Data Set for Regional Climate and Hydrology Modeling

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Miller, D.A. and R.A. White

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: A Conterminous United States Multi-Layer Soil Characteristics Data Set for Regional Climate and Hydrology Modeling

Edition: 2

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Publisher: Penn State Soil Information for Environmental Modeling and Ecosystem Management

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.soilinfo.psu.edu/index.cgi?soil_data&conus

Description:

Abstract:

CONUS-SOIL is a multi-layer soil characteristics data set for the conterminous United States which has been specifically designed for regional and continental-scale climate, hydrology, and ecosystem modeling. CONUS-SOIL is based on the USDA State Soil Geographic Database (STATSGO) for application to a wide range of SVAT, climate, hydrology, and other environmental models.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -50.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.0

Keywords:

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Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DOUGLAS MILLER

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: RICHARD A. WHITE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Penn State University

Address: Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

Address: 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802-6813

Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Penn State University

Address: Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

Address: 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802-6813

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-7207

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: miller@eesi.psu.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: raw@essc.psu.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Completeness_Report:

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Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: PENNSTATE/EESI/SOILINFO > Soil Information For Environmental Modeling And Ecosystem Management, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University

Contact_Person: DOUGLAS MILLER

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Penn State University

Address: Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

Address: 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802-6813

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-7207

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: miller@eesi.psu.edu

Resource_Description: PSU_CONUS_SOIL

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Arc/Info

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.soilinfo.psu.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.soilinfo.psu.edu/index.cgi?soil_data&co...

Access_Instructions:

Access CONUS Soil data coverages.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://gcmd.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?MSU0035

Access_Instructions:

State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) Database.

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060818

Metadata_Review_Date: 20060818

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time