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  • Title Soil Map of China
    Type Polygon
    Format ArcView Shape file
    Date 1994
    Place China
    Languages
    Source English
    Description The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The vector coverage of the soil map of the world was used. It contains 107 soil classes and was clipped to the CASM boundary of China (Appendix AG-1). The current version of the data, (3.5), was used and was intersected with the country boundaries from the World Data Bank II. Jan. 1994.
    Content Scale: 1:5M

    Attributes:
    AREA: Surface area of the polygon in square map units
    PERIMETER: Length of polygon boundary in square map units.
    SNUM: Soil Mapping Unit Code. Sequential code unique for each soil mapping unit.
    FAOSOIL: Soil Unit Map Symbol. Symbol which defines main soil, soil components, texture class, and slope class for each mapping unit
    SOIL UNITS Alphabetical order by Symbol
    A : ACRISOLS
    Ao : Orthic Acrisols
    Af : Ferric Acrisols
    Ah : Humic Acrisols
    Ap : Plinthic Acrisols
    Ag : Gleyic Acrisols
    B : CAMBISOLS
    Be : Eutric Cambisols
    Bd : Dystric Cambisols
    Bh : Humic Cambisols
    Bg : Gleyic Cambisols
    Bx : Gelic Cambisols
    Bk : Calcic Cambisols
    Bc : Chromic Cambisols
    Bv : Vertic Cambisols
    Bf : Ferralic Cambisols
    C : CHERNOZEMS
    Ch : Haplic Chernozems
    Ck : Calcic Chernozems
    Cl : Luvic Chernozems
    Cg : Glossic Chernozems
    D : PODZOLUVISOLS
    De : Eutric Podzoluvisols
    Dd : Dystric Podzoluvisols
    Dg : Gleyic Podzoluvisols
    E : RENDZINAS
    F : FERRALSOLS
    Fo : Orthic Ferralsols
    Fx : Xanthic Ferralsols
    Fr : Rhodic Ferralsols
    Fh : Humic Ferralsols
    Fa : Acric Ferralsols
    Fp : Plinthic Ferralsols
    G : GLEYSOLS
    Ge : Eutric Gleysols
    Gc : Calcaric Gleysols
    Gd : Dystric Gleysols
    Gm : Mollic Gleysols
    Gh : Humic Gleysols
    Gp : Plinthic Gleysols
    Gx : Gelic Gleysols
    H : PHAEOZEMS
    Hh : Haplic Phaeozems
    Hc : Calcaric Phaeozems
    Hl : Luvic Phaeozems
    Hg : Gleyic Phaeozems
    I : LITHOSOLS
    J : FLUVISOLS
    Je : Eutric Fluvisols
    Jc : Calcaric Fluvisols
    Jd : Dystric Fluvisols
    Jt : Thionic Fluvisols
    K : KASTANOZEMS
    Kh : Haplic Kastanozems
    Kk : Calcic Kastanozems
    Kl : Luvic Kastanozems
    L : LUVISOLS
    Lo : Orthic Luvisols
    Lc : Chromic Luvisols
    Lk : Calcic Luvisols
    Lv : Vertic Luvisols
    Lf : Ferric Luvisols
    La : Albic Luvisols
    Lp : Plinthic Luvisols
    Lg : Gleyic Luvisols
    M : GREYZEMS
    Mo : Orthic Greyzems
    Mg : Gleyc Greyzems
    N : NITOSOLS
    Ne : Eutric Nitosols
    Nd : Dystric Nitosols
    Nh : Humic Nitosols
    O : HISTOSOLS
    Oe : Eutric Histosols
    Od : Dystric Histosols
    Ox : Gelic Histosols
    P : PODZOLS
    Po : Orthic Podzols
    Pl : Leptic Podzols
    Pf : Ferric Podzols
    Ph : Humic Podzols
    Pp : Placic Podzols
    Pg : Gleyic Podzols
    Q : ARENOSOLS
    Qc : Cambic Arenosols
    Ql : Luvic Arenosols
    Qf : Ferralic Arenosols
    Qa : Albic Arenosols
    R : REGOSOLS
    Re : Eutric Gleysols
    Rc : Calcaric Regosols
    Rd : Dystric Regosols
    Rx : Gelic Regosols
    S : SOLONETZ
    So : Orthic Solonetz
    Sm : Mollic Solonetz
    Sg : Gleyic Solonetz
    T : ANDOSOLS
    To : Ochric Andosols
    Tm : Mollic Andosols
    Th : Humic Andosols
    Tv : Vitric Andosols
    U : RANKERS
    V : VERTISOLS
    Vp : Pellic Vertisols
    Vc : Chromic Vertisols
    W : PLANOSOLS
    We : Eutric Planosols
    Wd : Dystric Planosols
    Wm : Mollic Planosols
    Wh : Humic Planosols
    Ws : Solodic Planosols
    Wx : Gelic Planosols
    X : XEROSOLS
    Xh : Haplic Xerosols
    Xk : Calcic Xerosols
    Xy : Gypsic Xerosols
    Xl : Luvic Xerosols
    Y : YERMOSOLS
    Yh : Haplic Yermosols
    Yk : Calcic Yermosols
    Yy : Gypsic Yermosols
    Yl : Luvic Yermosols
    Yt : Takyric Yermosols
    Z : SOLONCHAKS
    Zo : Orthic Solonchaks
    Zm : Mollic Solonchaks
    Zt : Takyric Solonchaks
    Zg : Gleyic Solonchaks
    PHASE1 and PHASE2
    Phase by type
    01 = Stony
    02 = Lithic
    03 = Petric
    04 = Petrocalcic
    05 = Petrogypsic
    06 = Petroferric
    07 = Phreatic
    08 = With Fragipan
    09 = With Duripan
    10 = Saline
    11 = Sodic
    12 = Cerrado
    MISCLU1 and MISCLU2
    Miscellaneous Land Units.
    1 = Dunes or shifting sands
    2 = Salt flats
    4 = Rock debris or desert detritus
    PERMAFROST
    1 = Permafrost
    2 = Discontinuous permafrost

    Projection:
    Albers Conic Equal Area, datum WGS84
    Contact
    URL https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WCOIOI
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    Contributor
    Last Update 2002-03-28
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