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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 .
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.
Soil morphology focuses on standardizing descriptions of soil properties and features in the field. Although often qualitative and empirical, these descriptions aid in the interpretation of soil properties measured in the laboratory through chemical, biological and physical methods.
Examples include andic soil properties, episaturation, and identifiable secondary carbonates. A significant number of the terms included in this glossary are words that can be found in a common dictionary, but that have specific unique meanings in the context of soil survey and soil classification.
Soil morphology is the field observable attributes of the soil within the various soil horizons and the description of the kind and arrangement of the horizons.
Soil morphology is all that can be seen and felt about a soil. It includes not only “what is there” but also how it is “put together” – its architecture. To many, the main components of soil morphology include horizonation, texture, color, redoximorphic features, porosity, structure, and consistence, i.e., the look and feel of the soil. Type.
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This simple guide for describing soils helps to identify the most important parts of a soil profile and provide an easy way to understand and explain what you see. It gives you a step-by-step guide of what soil properties to describe and how to describe them, along with the tools to make basic soil classifications.
