[Parameters: Topic='AGRICULTURE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT']
Soil and Terrain Database Soil for China primary data (version 1.0) - scale 1:1 million (SOTER_China)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTER_China_primary

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for China primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_China), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program of Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). The primary database was compiled using the SOTER methodology. The SOTER unit delineation was based on a raster format of the soil map of China, correlated and ... View entire text
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Caption:  Example of SOTER view for dominant soils of China
 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 54.0   S: 18.0   E: 135.0   W: 74.0
Min Altitude: -154 (TURPAN PENDI) Max Altitude: 8850 (MT. EVEREST)

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Jan Huting
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for China (ver. 1.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTER_China (version1.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2009
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 1.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcMap9.x, ArcView3.x and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=57
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON Parameter Definition
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Platform
LANDSAT-5 Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Instrument
TM > Thematic Mapper Ancillary Description
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 1053

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
S. P. ALDRICH
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-12-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-19

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