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Global Soil Types, 0.5-Degree Grid (Modified Zobler)

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/540
Version1
Project
Published2000-05-19
Updated2022-02-12
Usage8838 downloads
Citations13 publications cited this dataset

Description

A global data set of soil types is available at 0.5-degree latitude by 0.5-degree longitude resolution. There are 106 soil units, based on Zobler's (1986) assessment of the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World. This data set is a conversion of the Zobler 1-degree resolution version to a 0.5-degree resolution.

Science Keywords

  • LAND SURFACE
  • SOILS
  • SOIL CLASSIFICATION
  • LAND SURFACE
  • SOILS
  • SOIL TEXTURE

Data Use and Citation

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Post, W.M., and L. Zobler. 2000. Global Soil Types, 0.5-Degree Grid (Modified Zobler). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/540

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Dataset has 7 companion files.

  • zsoiltype_key.txt
  • README_images
  • ZoblerSoilDerived.pdf
  • ordering_original_zobler_doc.htm
  • postzobler.jpg
  • cont_codes.txt
  • readme.txt

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