Decision support tools for soil carbon management in the Lake States

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2021-0017.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2021-0017.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
LakeStates_SOC.gdb \Data ESRI geodatabase containing 1) the ECOMAP_LandTypeAssociations feature class and 2) the raster data lta_parentmat_surface_landform. The ECOMAP_LandTypeAssociations feature class contains ECOMAP 2007 Sections and Land Type Associations. It contains assigned values of parent material, landform, and physiographic groups (see \Data\Lake_States_SOC_mapping.xlxs). The raster data lta_parentmat_surface_landform has a 10 meter (32.8 feet) grid size representing a unique combination of parent material, surface texture, and landforms to which forest harvest change classes and harvest scores have been assigned.
lta_landforms.lry \Data ESRI layer file associated with the lta_parentmat_surface_landform raster, symbolized to show the unique values of landforms.
lta_parent_material.lry \Data ESRI layer file associated with the lta_parentmat_surface_landform raster, symbolized to show the unique values of parent material.
lta_surface_texture.lry \Data ESRI layer file associated with the lta_parentmat_surface_landform raster, symbolized to show the unique values of soil surface texture.
SOC_mapping_Parent_Material_Groups.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the ECOMAP 2007 Sections, Land Type Associations (LTA), assigned parent material, landform, and physiographic group.
SOC_mapping_Soil_Texture_Groups.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII file containing the unique dominant soil surface texture values obtained from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRSC) National Soil Survey Geographic (NATSGO) database assigned to a broader class.
Study_background_and_methods.pdf \Supplements Portable Document Format file containing background content about the project, supporting documentation related to the methodology, and recommended limitations for interpreting the information provided in the mapped data.
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