Worldwide distribution of continental rock lithology (2003)

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doi:10.25666/DATAUBFC-2016-08-30-03

Data creator : Philippe Amiotte Suchet ^[1] ^[2]

[1] : Laboratoire Biogéosciences (Université Bourgogne Europe)

[2] : Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers - Terre, Homme, Environnement, Temps, Astronomie (Université Bourgogne Europe)

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.

Disciplines :

geochemistry & geophysics (sciences of the universe), geosciences, multidisciplinary (sciences of the universe)

Keywords :

biogeochemical cycle, geochemistry, soil

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General metadata

Data acquisition date : from 1993 to 2003

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

Update periodicity : no update

Language : English (eng)

Audience : University: master, Research, Informal Education

Coverages

Spatial coverage :

Surfaces continentales: latitude between 89° N and 89° S, longitude between 179° W and 179° E

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)

Publisher : Laboratoire Biogéosciences