Soil erodibility data for Puerto Rico, measured by the Kffactor. The dataset was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in August 1999. Low Kffactor values indicate low vulnerability to erosion, while higher values suggest higher susceptibility to runoff.
Use Cases
- Modeling soil erosion risk based on the Kffactor values.
- Assessing land vulnerability to runoff for conservation planning.
- Comparing soil erodibility across different regions of Puerto Rico.
Strengths
- Data is geospatially referenced to Puerto Rico.
- Provides a specific scientific measure (Kffactor) for soil erodibility.
- Has a clear last update date of 1999-08-11.
Limitations
- Last updated 1999-08-11 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Freshness
- Last updated 1999-08-11 00:00:00
- Geography
- Puerto Rico