Concept information
Preferred term
AFSIS/CLIMATE
Definition
- The Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) is developing continent-wide digital soil maps for sub-Saharan Africa using new types of soil analysis and statistical methods, and conducting agronomic field trials in selected sentinel sites. These efforts include the compilation and rescue of legacy soil profile data, new data collection and analysis, and system development for large-scale soil mapping using remote sensing imagery and crowdsourced ground observations. The important role of soil moisture for the environment and climate system is well known. Soil moisture influences hydrological and agricultural processes, runoff generation, drought development and many other processes. It also impacts on the climate system through atmospheric feedbacks. Soil moisture is a source of water for evapotranspiration over the continents, and is involved in both the water and the energy cycles. Soil moisture was recognised as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) in 2010. For more information, see http://www.esa-soilmoisture-cci.org/ http://www.africasoils.net/home (en)
Broader concept
- A - C (en)
Change note
- 2014-10-20 08:27:06.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (AFSIS/CLIMATE [659ae0e6-8a69-4e5e-841f-5b5dcfcc33bf,106625] - A - C [0c89f3f4-7ab1-43ce-89ee-795d35f0e30a,77505]);
- 2014-10-20 08:27:27.0 [tbs1979] insert AltLabel (id: null text: Africa Soil Information Service Climate Collection language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/659ae0e6-8a69-4e5e-841f-5b5dcfcc33bf
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