Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude 88.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Aqqik Kol and alpine grassland

Ecosystems

Polar

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Glaciers

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.