Transcription of Soil Profile Description Manual
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SoilProfileDescriptionManualCSES4124- :ksburg,Virginia24061-0404 PREFACET hismanualwasproducedbyrearrangingthecont entsofadraftofSoilSurveyManual(1991) ,NationalLeader,SoilClassification, (1991)hasbeenrearranged, , ..LANDSCAPEPOSITION(HILLSLOPES) ..SOILMOISTURE(INTERNALCLASSES) .ROCKFRAGMENTSDEFINEDROCKFRAGMENTSONTHES OILSURFACEBEDROCKOUTCROPS(ROCKINESS).. (SoilSurveyManual,1951)SoilConsistence(S oilSurveyManual,1991) (pH)BOUNDARIESOFHORIZONSANDLAYERS7677808 181889096 ..96 ..100 .. 12a . : observedexternalattributesofthepolypedon ,suchaslandformandcharacteristicsofslope ; inferredattributesofthepolypedon,suchaso riginofsoilparentmaterialandtheannualseq uenceofsoil-waterstates; observedinternalpropertiesofthepedon,suc hashorizonthickness,color,texture,struct ure,andconsistence; inferredgeneticattributesofthepedon,such ashorizondesignationsandparentmaterial; inferredsoildrainageclass; classificationofthepedoninthelowestfeasi blecategory; locationofthesiterelativetogeographicmar kersandintermsoflandscapeposition; plantcoveroruseofthesite; date,timeofday,andweatherconditions;and ,describingtheirinternalproperties, , ,alongwithsomeadditionalinformation, , , ,Form1(6-24-91) (8-20-91) (orcro)
SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS soil profile descriptions are basic data in all soil surveys. They provide a major part of the information required for correlation and classification of the soils of an area. They are essential for interpreting soils and for coordinating interpretations across state and regional boundaries. The soil
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