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GLOBAL GRIDDED SURFACES OF SELECTED SOIL CHARACTERISTICS (IGBP-DIS)

Entry ID: IGBPDIS_SURFPRODS

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Summary

Abstract: These data surfaces were generated using data from the 6 miscellaneous FAO land units: DS (dunes or shifting sands), ND (no data), RK (rock debris or desert detritus), ST (salt flats), WR (inland water or ocean) and GL (glacier). The Global Gridded Surfaces of Selected Soil Characteristics (IGBP-DIS) data set contains 7 data surfaces: soil-carbon density, total nitrogen density, field capacity, ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: GLOBAL SOIL DATA TASK

Dataset Title: GLOBAL GRIDDED SURFACES OF SELECTED SOIL CHARACTERISTICS (IGBP-DIS)

Dataset Release Date: 2000

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/569

Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=569&term2attribut...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 1996-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

MAPS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

SOIL TYPE

GLOBAL SOIL

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 569

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