Dataset : Worldwide distribution of continental rock lithology
General metadata
Identifiers :
local : FR-18008901306731-2016-08-30-03
external :
doi:10.25666/DATAUBFC-2016-08-30-03
Description :
Global map of the main rock types exposed on the continental areas (present day).
This map has been constructed and digitized from synthetic lithological and soil maps published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO-UNESCO) for each continent, and from additional other sources. The resolution is one by one degree. Six different rock types are distinguished: sands and sandstones, carbonate rocks, shales, plutonic and metamorphic rocks, acid volcanic rocks, basalts.
This map has been constructed and digitized from synthetic lithological and soil maps published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO-UNESCO) for each continent, and from additional other sources. The resolution is one by one degree. Six different rock types are distinguished: sands and sandstones, carbonate rocks, shales, plutonic and metamorphic rocks, acid volcanic rocks, basalts.
Disciplines :
geochemistry & geophysics (sciences of the universe), geosciences, multidisciplinary (sciences of the universe)
Keywords :
Dates :
Data acquisition : from 1993 to 2003
Data provision : 1 Jan 2003
Metadata record :
Creation : 30 Aug 2016
Audience :
University: master, Research, Informal Education
Quotation
Philippe Amiotte Suchet (2003): Worldwide distribution of continental rock lithology. Biogéosciences. doi:10.25666/DATAUBFC-2016-08-30-03
Coverages
Spatial coverage :
- Surfaces continentales: latitude between 89° N and 89° S, longitude between 179° W and 179° E
Administrative metadata
Data creator :
Philippe Amiotte Suchet [1] [2]
[1] : Laboratoire Biogéosciences (UMR 6282) (Université de Bourgogne)
[2] : Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers - Terre, Homme, Environnement, Temps, Astronomie (UAR 3245) (Université de Bourgogne)
Publisher :
Laboratoire Biogéosciences (UMR 6282)
Science contact :
Philippe Amiotte Suchet
Computing contact :
Philippe Amiotte Suchet
Access :
restricted
Access details :
To access the data, please contact the scientific data manager.
Technical metadata
Data acquisition methods :
- Derived or compiled data : Compilation et interprétation de données cartographiques à l'échelle continentale d'origines multiples (cartes géologiques, pédologiques, lithologiques,...) puis digitalisation pour l'ensemble des surfaces continentales à la résolution de 1 degré par 1 degré
Datatype : Dataset
Publications
- Worldwide distribution of continental rock lithology: Implications for the atmospheric/soil CO2 uptake by continental weathering and alkalinity river transport to the oceans (doi:10.1029/2002GB001891)
