NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils soils

soils from NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils: Global data sets for land-atmosphere models, including precipitation, hydrology cover fractions, river basin streamflow, and soil properties.

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Datasets and variables

NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils soils avgslope[ X Y |]
NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils soils prof_depth[ X Y |]
NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Hydrology-Soils soils texture[ X Y |]

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

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, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:22 GMT

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