ORNL DAAC Data Set SAFARI 2000 SOIL TYPES, 0.5-DEG GRID (MODIFIED ZOBLER)

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Project: SAFARI 2000

Project: SAFARI 2000
The SAFARI 2000 project was an international science initiative to study the linkages between land and atmosphere processes in the southern African region. In addition, SAFARI 2000 examined the relationship of biogenic, pyrogenic, and anthropogenic emissions and the consequences of their deposition to the functioning of the biogeophysical and biogeochemical systems of southern Africa. This initiative, which was conducted in 1999-2001, was built around a number of ongoing, already-funded activities by NASA, the international community, and African nations in the southern African region.

Data Set: SAFARI 2000 SOIL TYPES, 0.5-DEG GRID (MODIFIED ZOBLER)

Data Set: SAFARI 2000 SOIL TYPES, 0.5-DEG GRID (MODIFIED ZOBLER)
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.

Detailed Documentation: Data Set Reference Document

Companion Files:

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

Citation:

Citation:
Post, W. M. 2002. SAFARI 2000 Soil Types, 0.5-Deg Grid (Modified Zobler). Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/649

Data Set Files:

Download Data Set Files: (48.8 KBytes in 2 Files)
All Data Taken At Latitude: 5.00N To 35.00S, Longitude: 60.00E To 5.00E

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