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Dominant /
Subdominant File
DISTR
Percentage distribution of dominant and subdominant soil
landscapes
Definition
- DISTRDOM
- Percentage of the polygon occupied by the dominant soil
landscape
- DISTRSUB
- Percentage of the polygon occupied by the subdominant soil
landscape
Units
Percent (%)
Notes
For areas of the country not mapped in version 1.0, a value of 0
was assigned.
Source
This information was originally found in SLC verson 1.0. It was
translated to version 2.2 using a polygon intersection approach
(NSDB-ID=CAR016).
effective version 2.2 Source: adapted from Shields et al., 1991
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