Full screen map : Erosion severity in Hekluskogar area
Full screen map : Erosion form in Hekluskogar area
Full screen map (heavy, be patient): Erosion severity in Iceland
Full screen map (heavy, be patient): Erosion form in Iceland
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METADATA LANGUAGE, Icelandic/English
DATA MAKER, Agricultural University of Iceland ~~ http://www.lbhi.is/ ~~ ~~
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland ~~ www.land.is
DATE OF CREATION, 1991-1997
REPRESENTATION TYPE, Vector (SHP)
SPATIAL RESOLUTION, 1:100 000
SPATIAL EXTENT, All Iceland
ABSTRACT, The project involved classification of soil erosion forms and desert forms\, as well as developing scale for erosion severity. The results consist of a comprehensive databank for soil erosion in Iceland and the geomorphology of Icelandic desert surfaces. The project received the Nordic Nature and Environment prize in 1998. The data has been used for multiple purposes since then and continues to be the most comprehensive land cover for Icelandic desert surfaces. (Source: http://www.moldin.net/soil-erosion-in-iceland.html) ~~ ~~
Erosion is classified in to 5 classis (The MAX column in the attributes table): ~~
0 = zero erosion ~~
1 = little erosion~~
2 = slight erosion~~
3 = considerable erosion~~
4 = severe erosion~~
5 = extremely severe erosion ~~ ~~
The ROF column in the attributes table:~~
A – áfoksgeirar ENCROACHING SAND ~~
M – melar MELUR – gravel – till ~~
K – skriður LANDSLIDES ~~
S – sandur SAND AND PUMICE ~~
B – rofabörð ROFABARDS – erosion escarpments ~~
H – hraun LAVA ~~
O – moldir BROWN SOIL REMNANTS ~~
SM – sandmelur SANDY MELUR ~~
D – dílarof EROSION SPOTS ~~
J – jarðsil EROSION SPOTS ON SLOPES / SOLIFLUCTION ~~
V – vatnsrof GULLIES – water eriosion ~~
SH – sandhraun LAVA PARTLY COVERED WITH SAND ~~
C – grjóturðir í hlíð SCREE – a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain ~~
VATN means water
REFERENCES, Jardvegsrof_enska_Soil_Erosion.pdf ~~ ~~ http://www.rala.is/desert/4-1.html
CONTACT, Olafur Arnalds (Agricultural University of Iceland) ~~ oa@lbhi.is ~~ http://www.moldin.net/ ~~ ~~
Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir (Agricultural University of Iceland) ~~ fanney@lbhi.is
FEATURE DESCRIPTION, SOIL_EROSION_mapping_key_Islrof.doc
DOWNLOAD, Erosion_Map.zip
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