BOREAS Soil Raster Maps for SSA Tower Sites

Soil raster maps were created for the BOREAS project by gridding vector layers from original field mapping conducted in 1994. The dataset covers approximately one square kilometer over each tower site within the Southern Study Area (SSA). It was produced by Dr. Darwin Anderson TE-01 and is managed by ORNL_CLOUD.

Use Cases

• Analyzing soil texture classifications within a 1 km² area around flux tower sites.
• Modeling soil depth and horizon profiles for hydrological or ecological studies.
• Comparing historical 1994 soil maps with contemporary data for change detection.
• Integrating soil property rasters with other BOREAS geospatial datasets.

Strengths

• Based on original field mapping by a domain expert (Dr. Darwin Anderson TE-01).
• Provides spatially explicit raster data for approximately 1 square kilometer per site.
• Appears on multiple authoritative platforms (nasa_earthdata, datagov), indicating established use.

Limitations

• Key technical details are unknown, including row/column count, spatial resolution, and coordinate reference system.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata: one source states 1994-12-31, while others state 2026-03-13.
• The specific terms of the 'other-license-specified' are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Dr. Darwin Anderson TE-01, ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Vector layers from field soil mapping were gridded into raster format.

Time Range

1994

Freshness

2026-03 13 12:22:30.280999

Geography

Southern Study Area (SSA) tower sites of the BOREAS project.