readme2.txt 4/12/04 COMMENTS - This file contains keys for the 1)FAO/UNESCO continent codes, 2)26 soil types, and 3)106 soil types referenced in the data set 'Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid' (Zobler). 1)Continent Codes from the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World 0 OCEAN 1 not used 2 N (NAM) N America 3 C (MCA) Mexico/Central America 4 S (SAM) S America 5 E (EUR) Europe 6 A (AFR) Africa 7 I (SCA) SC Asia 8 U (NCA) NC Asia 9 E (SEA) SE Asia 10 T (AUS) Australia Continent codes correspond to volume numbers of the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World (1971-81). 2)SOIL TYPE KEY (27 Types aggregated at the Great Group level): VALUE SOIL TYPES ====== ========== 1 ACRISOL 2 CAMBISOL 3 CHERNOZEM 4 PODZOLUVISOL 5 RENDZINA 6 FERRALSOL 7 GLEYSOL 8 PHAEOZEM 9 LITHOSOL 10 FLUVISOL 11 KASTANOZEM 12 LUVISOL 13 GREYZEM 14 NITOSOL 15 HISTOSOL 16 PODZOSOL 17 ARENOSOL 18 REGOSOL 19 SOLONETZ 20 ANDOSOL 22 RANKER 22 VERTISOL 23 PLANOSOL 24 XEROSOL 25 YERMOSOL 26 SOLONCHEK 27 ICE Zobler,L. 1986. A world soil file for global climate modeling, NASA Technical Memorandum 87802. 3)SOIL TYPE KEY (106 Types) 0 WATER WATER/OCEAN/LAKE 1 AF FERRIC ACRISOL 2 AG GLEYIC ACRISOL 3 AH HUMIC ACRISOL 4 AO ORTHIC ACRISOL 5 AP PLINTHIC ACRISOL 6 BC CHROMIC CAMBISOL 7 BD DYSTRIC CAMBISOL 8 BE EUTRIC CAMBISOL 9 BF FERRALIC CAMBISOL 10 BG GLEYIC CAMBISOL 11 BH HUMIC CAMBISOL 12 BK CALCIC CAMBISOL 13 BV VERTIC CAMBISOL 14 BX GELIC CAMBISOL 15 CG GLOSSIC CHERNOZEM 16 CH HAPLIC CHERNOZEM 17 CK CALCIC CHERNOZEM 18 CL LUVIC CHERNOZEM 19 DD DYSTRIC PODZOLUVISOL 20 DE EUTRIC PODZOLUVISOL 21 DG GLEYIC PODZOLUVISOL 22 E RENDZINA 23 FA ACRIC FERRALSOL 24 FH HUMIC FERRALSOL 25 FO ORTHIC FERRALSOL 26 FP PLINTHIC FERRALSOL 27 FR RHODIC FERRALSOL 28 FX XANTHIC FERRALSOL 29 GC CALCARIC GLEYSOL 30 GD DYSTRIC GLEYSOL 31 GE EUTRIC GLEYSOL 32 GH HUMIC GLEYSOL 33 GM MOLLIC GLEYSOL 34 GP PLINTHIC GLEYSOL 35 GX GELIC GLEYSOL 36 HC CALCARIC PHAEOZEM 37 HG GLEYIC PHAEOZEM 38 HH HAPLIC PHAEOZEM 39 HL LUVIC PHAEOZEM 40 I LITHOSOL 41 JC CALCARIC FLUVISOL 42 JD DYSTRIC FLUVISOL 43 JE EUTRIC FLUVISOL 44 JT THIONIC FLUVISOL 45 KH HAPLIC KASTANOZEM 46 KK CALCIC KASTANOZEM 47 KL LUVIC KASTANOZEM 48 LA ALBIC LUVISOL 49 LC CHROMIC LUVISOL 50 LF FERRIC LUVISOL 51 LG GLEYIC LUVISOL 52 LK CALCIC LUVISOL 53 LO ORTHIC LUVISOL 54 LP PLINTHIC LUVISOL 55 LV VERTIC LUVISOL 56 MG GLEYIC GREYZEM 57 MO ORTHIC GREYZEM 58 ND DYSTRIC NITOSOL 59 NE EUTRIC NITOSOL 60 NH HUMIC NITOSOL 61 OD DYSTRIC HISTOSOL 62 OE EUTRIC HISTOSOL 63 OX GELIC HISTOSOL 64 PF FERRIC PODZOL 65 PG GLEYIC PODZOL 66 PH HUMIC PODZOL 67 PL LEPTIC PODZOL 68 PO ORTHIC PODZOL 69 PP PLACIC PODZOL 70 QA ALBIC ARENOSOL 71 QC CAMBIC ARENOSOL 72 QF FERRALIC ARENOSOL 73 QL LUVIC ARENOSOL 74 RC CALCARIC REGOSOL 75 RD DYSTRIC REGOSOL 76 RE EUTRIC REGOSOL 77 RX GELIC REGOSOL 78 SG GLEYIC SOLONETZ 79 SM MOLLIC SOLONETZ 80 SO ORTHIC SOLONETZ 81 TH HUMIC ANDOSOL 82 TM MOLLIC ANDOSOL 83 TO OCHRIC ANDOSOL 84 TV VITRIC ANDOSOL 85 U RANKER 86 VC CHROMIC VERTISOL 87 VP PELLIC VERTISOL 88 WD DYSTRIC PLANOSOL 89 WE EUTRIC PLANOSOL 90 WH HUMIC PLANOSOL 91 WM MOLLIC PLANOSOL 92 WS SOLODIC PLANOSOL 93 WX GELIC PLANOSOL 94 XH HAPLIC XEROSOL 95 XK CALCIC XEROSOL 96 XL LUVIC XEROSOL 97 XY GYPSIC XEROSOL 98 YH HAPLIC YERMOSOL 99 YK CALCIC YERMOSOL 100 YL LUVIC YERMOSOL 101 YT TAKYRIC YERMOSOL 102 YY GYPSIC YERMOSOL 103 ZG GLEYIC SOLONCHAK 104 ZM MOLLIC SOLONCHAK 105 ZO ORTHIC SOLONCHAK 106 ZT TAKYRIC SOLONCHAK 107 ICE GLACIER/ICE Zobler,L. 1986. A world soil file for global climate modeling, NASA Technical Memorandum 87802.