Megapit Details - NEON Data

D03 DSNY Megapit Soils Description

PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Apr 8 2015	Country:
Description Date: Feb 4 2013	State:
Describer: R. Robbins	County:
Site ID: 13FL097001	MLRA:
Site Note: This pedon is within the range of the Smyrna series. The Bh horizon begins at 43 centimeters. It has a bisequum with a E' and B'h horizons beginning at 69 centimeters.	Soil Survey Area: FL097 -- Osceola County, Florida
Pedon ID: S2013FL097001	Map Unit: 42 -- Smyrna fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Pedon Note: pH was not performed since this pedon will be analyzed in the lab.	Quad Name: Lake Hatchineha, Florida
Lab Source ID: SSL	Std Latitude: 28.1291889
Lab Pedon #: 13N0610	Std Longitude: -81.4339194
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Smyrna
Classification: Sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Aeric Alaquods	Latitude: 28 degrees 7 minutes 45.08 seconds north
Soil Name as Correlated: Smyrna	Longitude: 81 degrees 26 minutes 2.11 seconds west
Classification: Sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Aeric Alaquods	Datum: NAD83
Pedon Type: correlates to named soil	UTM Zone: 17
Pedon Purpose: research site	UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: series	UTM Northing:
Associated Soils: Basinger fine sand, depressional, Immokalee fine sand, Myakka fine sand
Physiographic Division:	Primary Earth Cover: Grass/herbaceous cover
Physiographic Province:	Secondary Earth Cover:
Physiographic Section:	Existing Vegetation:
State Physiographic Area:	Parent Material: sandy marine deposits
Local Physiographic Area:	Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: on toeslope of talf flatwoods on marine terrace on coastal plain	Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: linear	Bedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linear	Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 100 cm.	Surface Fragments:
Description origin: NASIS	Description database: KSSL

Diagnostic Features:

spodic horizon 43 to 69 cm.
spodic horizon 152 to 204 cm.

Cont. Site ID: 13FL097001

Pedon ID: S2013FL097001

Slope (%)	Elevation (meters)	Aspect (deg)	MAAT (C)	MSAT (C)	MWAT (C)	MAP (mm)	Frost-Free Days	Drainage Class	Slope Length (meters)	Upslope Length (meters)
0.0	20.1		22.7			1,186	345	poorly	47

Ap--0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior fine sand, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; 92 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N02896. Uncoated sand grains (10YR 7/1) comprise about 5% of the individual sand grains.

AE--9 to 26 centimeters (3.5 to 10.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior fine sand; 95 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02897. Uncoated sand grains (10YR 7/1) comprise about 25% of the individual sand grains.

E--26 to 43 centimeters (10.2 to 16.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior fine sand; 96 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; 3 percent faint 10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02898

Bh1--43 to 55 centimeters (16.9 to 21.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior fine sand; 93 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02899

Bh2--55 to 69 centimeters (21.7 to 27.2 inches); 80 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior and 20 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior fine sand; 94 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; and 4 percent distinct 7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02900. 5% pale brown (10YR 6/3) uncoated sand grains

E'1--69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior fine sand; 96 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct 7.5YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent medium faint 10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent nonflat rounded moderately cemented 10 to 30-millimeter iron-manganese nodules; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02901

E'2--99 to 136 centimeters (39.0 to 53.5 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior fine sand; 96 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; common fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct 7.5YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; and 2 percent fine distinct irregular 7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 1 percent nonflat rounded moderately cemented 10 to 30-millimeter iron-manganese nodules; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02902

E'3--136 to 152 centimeters (53.5 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior fine sand; 96 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine distinct irregular 7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 5 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix; abrupt wavy boundary.

B'h--152 to 204 centimeters (59.8 to 80.3 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) interior fine sand; 91 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine distinct irregular 7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix. Lab sample # 13N02904. Horizon color grades from 7.5YR 2.5/2 to 10YR 3/2. With saturation, it is difficult to obtain a correct depth measurement.