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NITRO
Nitrogen content of upper 15 cm of soil
Definition
- NITRODOM
- Nitrogen content of upper 15 cm of soil (dominant soil
landscape)
- NITROSUB
- Nitrogen content of upper 15 cm of soil (subdominant soil
landscape)
Classification
| CODE |
CLASS |
Description |
| 0 |
<0.1% |
| 1 |
0.1-0.5% |
| 2 |
0.6-1.5% |
| 4 |
>1.5% |
| # |
not applicable |
(Water, ice, rock) |
| - |
not identified |
|
Notes
For areas of the country not mapped in version 1.0, a value of "-"
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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