[Parameters: Topic='AGRICULTURE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY']
Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (version 2.0) - scale 1:5 million (SOTERLAC)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTERLAC_primary_ver2

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SOTERLAC), version 2.0, at scale 1:5 million, replaces version 1.02. The update includes changes in the GIS file and in the attributes database.
The topographic base of the SOTERLAC map was adapted to a version congruent to the Digital Chart of the World.

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 32.72   S: -55.98   E: -34.79   W: -118.45
Min Altitude: -70 Max Altitude: 6900

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Vincent van Engelen, Jan Huting, Piet Tempel
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 2.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTERLAC (version2.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 2.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcInfo export format and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=27
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > SURINAME
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ARUBA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 50 km
Longitude Resolution: 50 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Vertical Resolution: 28 pressure levels, 1100 mb - 0.1 mb;14 pressure layers for moisture profiles
Temporal Resolution: 6 Minute(s)
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > CARBON MONOXIDE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > TROPOSPHERIC OZONE Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
NIMBUS-7 Ancillary Description
Instrument
TOMS > Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
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: 443

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
PAWAN K BHARTIA, PH. D
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-614-5731
Fax: 301-614-5903
Email: Pawan.K.Bhartia at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 613.3
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-11-16
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-01

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