[RegCNET] high resolution soil files

[Ashraf Zakey]

On Wednesday 22 October 2008 2:06:28 pm Oscar Frumento wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have not been able to find information on the way high resolution soil
> types files (soilcat) were built. In particular I am interesested in the
> source of such data sets (I guess, by means of satellite images?) for South
> America.
>
> Hope, somone could help.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Oscar
> cenpat
>
> PS: (Ashraf, have you ever received my messages?)
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Hi Oscar,
    The source of the data of Soil texture is from MM5. The link is attached.

ftp://ftp.ucar.edu/mesouser/MM5V3/TERRAIN_DATA




Thanks,
Ashraf Zakey

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