[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='MAGNESIUM']
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Soil and Terrain Database for Southern Africa (version 1.0) - scale 1:2 million (SOTERSAF)
Entry ID:
ISRIC_SOTERSAF_primary_ver1
Summary
Abstract:
The Soil and Terrain database for Southern Africa (SOTERSAF version 1.0), at scale 1:2 million, include the spatial and soil attribute data for 8 Southern African countries. The SOTERSAF database was compiled using the existing soil information and following the SOTER methodology of the 1:1 million scale with respect to pedon attribute data storage.
The data (SOTERSAF) were compiled in the framework of the ongoing activities of ISRIC, FAO and UNEP to update the world's baseline information on natural resources in SOTER.The project involved collaboration with national soil institutes from the countries in the region as well as individual experts.
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
FUNG, I.MATTHEWS, E.
Dataset Title:
SAFARI 2000 WETLANDS DATA SET, 1-DEG (MATTHEWS AND FUNG)
Dataset Release Date:
2002
Dataset Release Place:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form:
Online Files
Dataset DOI:
doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/632
Online Resource:
http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=632&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1971-01-01
Stop Date:
1982-01-01
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COMPLETE
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2010-02-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-02-18
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