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NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils soils Dominant_Soil_Texture
soils Dominant_Soil_Texture from NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils: Global data sets for land-atmosphere models, including precipitation, hydrology cover fractions, river basin streamflow, and soil properties.Documents
| overview | an outline showing sub-datasets of this dataset |
Independent Variables (Grids)
| Longitude (longitude) | grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.5W) to (179.5E) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid |
| Latitude (latitude) | grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.5N) to (89.5S) by 1.0 N= 180 pts :grid |
Other Info
- CE
- 7
- CS
- 0
- maxncolor
- 11
- scale_max
- 7
- scale_min
- 0
References
Zobler, L., 1986. A world soil file for global climate modeling. NASA Tech. Memo. 87802, NASA, 33pp.Webb, R.S., C.E. Rosenzweig, and E.R. Levine, 1993. Specifying land surface characteristics in general circulation models: soil profile data set and derived water-holding capacities, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 7:97-108.
Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:16:01 GMT
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