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, , ,alongwithsomea
for soil profile descriptions, along with some additional information, is illustrated by Form 1. This form is merely an example, because no standard form covers all situations. Furthermore, forms require modification as more is learned about soils and how to evaluate data. However, Form 1 (6-24-91)will be used to describe soil profiles in this ...
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