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Council Area Soil Classification and Properties [Ping, C-L.]

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ATLAS

Summary

This dataset contains soil classification and property data for a number of different sites around the Council, Alaska vicinity. These data consist of jpg files containing imagery and data tables and are previewable via the link at the top of the page.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download
Preview dataset (plots/images)

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D63R0R10
Versions	1.0 (2007-11-05)
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Related projects	ATLAS: Arctic Transitions in the Land-Atmosphere System
Spatial Type	raster
Frequency	no set schedule
Language	English
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic Soils Sub-Surface Surface
Platforms	Field Surveys
Instruments	Soil Sampler
Sites	Council
GCMD Science Keywords	CALCIUM CARBON CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MAGNESIUM NITROGEN POTASSIUM SOIL BULK DENSITY SOIL CHEMISTRY SOIL CLASSIFICATION SOIL COLOR SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT SOIL PH SOIL SALINITY/SOIL SODICITY SOIL TEXTURE Show 13 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	soils_overview.pdf [368 KiB]
Related links	info: ATLAS Data Policy homepage: EOL ATLAS website

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1998-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-12-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 65.20, Minimum (South) Latitude: 64.83
Minimum (West) Longitude: -164.73, Maximum (East) Longitude: -163.63

Primary point of contact information

Gary J. Michaelson <pngjm@uaa.alaska.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Chien-Lu Ping <cping@alaska.edu>
author: Gary J. Michaelson <pngjm@uaa.alaska.edu>
author: Xiaoyan Dai <xiaoyandai@facstaff.wisc.edu>
author: John S. Kimble <jkimble@gw.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov>
author: Lynn Everett <leverett@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
author: Andrew Manule
principalInvestigator: Chien-Lu Ping <cping@alaska.edu>

Citation

Ping, C., et al. 2007. Council Area Soil Classification and Properties. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D63R0R10. Accessed 22 Jan 2026.

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