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It applies the principles of soil science, and draws heavily from geomorphology, theories of soil formation, physical geography, and analysis of vegetation and land use patterns. Primary data for the soil survey are acquired by field sampling and by remote sensing.
Classifying the soil on the basis of its morphology and horizonation. Soil Morphology and Land Use. Criteria that rate soils for a particular use are important to land use planning and land management decisions. Guidelines based on these criteria facilitate uniform and consistent land evaluations.
- Colby J. Moorberg, David A. Crouse
- 2017
Soil morphology is defined as the branch of soil science that deals with the description, using standard terminology, of in situ spatial organization and physical properties of soil regardless of potential use.
The Forum encourages open discussion of topics related to soil classification, soil description, diagnostic soil properties and qualities of soil, taxonomic classes, and ideas to improve Soil Taxonomy.
Soil morphology indicates that the first terrace of Valley A is missing in Valley B and the third terrace of Valley A is missing in Valley C. This simple example can be extended to valley-to-valley correlation of glacial sequences, colluvial deposits, eolian sands, marine terraces, and ancient lacustrine deposits.
Soil morphology is the branch of soil science dedicated to the technical description of soil, [1] particularly physical properties including texture, color, structure, and consistence. Morphological evaluations of soil are typically performed in the field on a soil profile containing multiple horizons .
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Examining the morphological features like texture, structure, color, consistence, etc. of the soil to distinguish any layers or horizons. Describing in detail the texture, structure, color, consistence, and other important features of each horizon. Assigning horizon designations to each layer.
