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Understanding soil morphology and horizon nomenclature is essential for effectively describing, classifying, and communicating information about soils. By following the steps outlined in this lecture and applying the master horizon and suffix designations, soil scientists and other professionals can create standardized, informative soil profile ...
Jan 1, 2020 · They found that the topsoil (A horizon) and deep soil (C horizon) were uniform due to the cultivation and groundwater movement, whereas the subsoil (B horizon) was a transitional horizon for pH and had relatively high variation.
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A - This mineral horizon forms at or near the surface in the zone of leaching or eluviation of materials in solution or suspension, or of maximum in situ accumulation of organic matter or both. The accumulated organic matter is usually expressed morphologically by a darkening of the surface soil (Ah).
Units for Soil Classification. Pedon – smallest three-dimensional unit that displays the full range of properties characteristic of a given soil. (1-10 m2 of area) - the fundamental unit of soil classification. Polypedon – group of closely associated pedons in the field.
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Aug 11, 2009 · Horizon designations are symbols indicating the judgment of the person describing the soil relative to kind of departure from the original geologic material from which the soil formed. Each symbol indicates an estimate, not a proven fact. The symbol implies that one must reconstruct mentally the character of the original geologic material.
A common application of soil classification (the act of identifying the taxonomic classification for a given soil) is to develop models of how soils of different classifications associate with one another within a landscape, which can eventually be used in soil mapping.
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The horizon nomenclature and morphology of these soils are different because of the different processes acting on the parent material. For example, rather than A, B, and C horizons that are standard for mineral soils, the organic soils consist of O horizons.
