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- The following order of listing properties is recommended: color, texture, mottles, structure, consistence, roots, pores, clay films, concretions, carbonates, salts, coarse fragments, horizon boundary, thickness range, and reaction.
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Descriptive data for soils are commonly entered on CanSIS forms, but conventional descriptions are needed for some purposes. The following order of listing properties is recommended: color, texture, mottles, structure, consistence, roots, pores, clay films, concretions, carbonates, salts, coarse fragments, horizon boundary, thickness range, and ...
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The approximate equivalents of the soil horizons and taxa in...
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The Canada Soil Information System (CanSIS): Manual for...
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The Canadian System of Soil Classification, 3rd ed. 1998...
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It is important that soil description be done thoroughly; it serves as the basis for soil classification and site evaluation as well as interpretations on the genesis and environmental functions of the soil.
Complete descriptions of soils are essential in any soil survey. The descriptions serve as a basis for soil identification, classification, correlation, mapping, and interpretation.
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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.
- The Science and Art of Soil and Landscape Description
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The Field Book summarizes the present science and art of describing and documenting soils and soilscapes in the USA. The intended audience is professionals who describe soils for various purposes. The Field Book includes key descriptors, conventions, and concepts from soil science and geomorphology to facilitate field observations and soil document...
Version 3.0 (2012) includes new content, chapter updates, new terms, and addresses errors in earlier versions. Version 3.0 supersedes previous releases, which should be discarded.The third printing (2021) of the field book contains some minor changes from previous printings. The changes are mostly errata, such as misspelled words.Pedogenic Carbonate Stages – discussion, concepts, graphicsArtifacts / Anthropogenic Morphology & Materials – discussion, all descriptorsSubaqueous Soils – discussion, description / documentationSoil Water Repellency – discussion, testGeomorphology Section – expanded contentGeologic Time Chart – updatedLocation: GPS, Public Land Survey, UTM – discussion & description details, UTM zone graphicReferences – expanded and updated by chapterEsta es una traducción de la versión 2.0. La versión actual, 3.0, no está actualmente disponible en español.
One copy may be ordered through the NRCS Distribution Center. For larger quantities, please contact your State Soil Scientist. 1. Order on-line: Go to the NRCS Distribution Center a. Enter the keywords “field book” 2. Order by phone: 888-526-3227 3. Order by e-mail: NRCSDistributionCenter@ia.usda.gov For commercial applications, copies are availabl...
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.
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Depth and Thickness of Horizons and Layers: A description of a pedon includes the thickness and the depth limits of each layer. Depths are measured from the soil surface.
