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SAFARI 2000 Soil Types, 0.5-Deg Grid (Modified Zobler)

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/649
Version1
Project
Published2002-07-26
Updated2023-10-18
Usage443 downloads

Description

A SAFARI 2000 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. The resolution of the data set was not actually increased. Rather, the 1-degree squares were divided into four 0.5-degree squares with the necessary adjustment of continental boundaries and islands.

Science Keywords

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

Data Use and Citation

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Post, W.M. 2002. SAFARI 2000 Soil Types, 0.5-Deg Grid (Modified Zobler). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/649

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Dataset has 3 companion files.

  • zobler.legend
  • zobler_readme.pdf
  • readme.txt