Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Soil-Climate Data and Soil Moisture Temperature Model Development Proposal
Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-06
Federal Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Partner Institution: Oregon State University
Fiscal Year: 2005
Initial Funding: $203,121
Total Funding: $397,370
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Physical
Principal Investigator: Taylor, George H.
Agreement Technical Representative: Schaefer, Garry
Abstract: The project makes use of SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) data to create GIS-compatible data files digital maps. The information obtained will be used to create state and national maps of soil moisture similar to the PRISM climate maps.