Megapit Details - NEON Data

D17 TEAK Megapit Soils Description

PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Feb 22 2018	Country:
Description Date: Aug 9 2016	State: California
Describer: Phil Smith, Rafael Ortiz, Nelson Velazquez	County: Fresno
Site ID: S2016CA019002	MLRA: 22A -- Sierra Nevada Mountains
Site Note:	Soil Survey Area: CA750 -- Sierra National Forest Area Parts of Fresno, California 2-SON -- Sonora, California
Pedon ID: S2016CA019001	Map Unit: 161 -- Sirretta family and Umpa family, wet, 2 to 25 percent slopes
Pedon Note:	Quad Name: Nelson Mountain, California
Lab Source ID: KSSL	Std Latitude: 37.0065278
Lab Pedon #: 16N1950	Std Longitude: -119.0056667
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Deadman
Classification: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Pachic Humixerepts	Latitude: 37 degrees 0 minutes 23.50 seconds north
Soil Name as Correlated:	Longitude: 119 degrees 0 minutes 20.40 seconds west
Classification:	Datum: WGS84
Pedon Type: undefined observation	UTM Zone:
Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site	UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: family	UTM Northing:
Associated Soils: Sirretta
Physiographic Division: Pacific Mountain	Primary Earth Cover: Tree cover
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province	Secondary Earth Cover: Conifers
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada	Existing Vegetation:
State Physiographic Area:	Parent Material:
Local Physiographic Area:	Bedrock Kind: granite
Geomorphic Setting: on backslope of side slope of mountain on mountains	Bedrock Depth: 205 centimeters
Upslope Shape: linear	Bedrock Hardness: strongly cemented
Cross Slope Shape: convex	Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 100 cm.	Surface Fragments: 5.0 percent nonflat subrounded indurated granite fragments and 4.0 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2- to 5-millimeter
Description origin: NASIS	Description database: KSSL

Diagnostic Features:

umbric epipedon 0 to 132 cm.
redox depletions with chroma 2 or less 162 to 205 cm.
redox concentrations 162 to 205 cm.

Top Depth (cm)	Bottom Depth (cm)	Restriction Kind	Restriction Hardness
174	205	densic material	very weakly cemented
205	230	bedrock, paralithic	strongly cemented

Cont. Site ID: S2016CA019002

Pedon ID: S2016CA019001

Slope (%)	Elevation (meters)	Aspect (deg)	MAAT (C)	MSAT (C)	MWAT (C)	MAP (mm)	Frost-Free Days	Drainage Class	Slope Length (meters)	Upslope Length (meters)
22.0	2,157.0	190	7.2			70	150	excessively

A1--0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sandy loam, black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist; 75 percent sand; 6 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and very few coarse roots throughout; common fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 3 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments and 7 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter smooth boundary.

A2--19 to 67 centimeters (7.5 to 26.4 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly sandy loam, very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; 75 percent sand; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few very fine roots throughout and common very coarse roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and very few fine roots throughout and very few coarse roots throughout; common very fine dendritic tubular and common fine dendritic tubular pores; 2 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 4 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter wavy boundary.

A3--67 to 101 centimeters (26.4 to 39.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly sandy loam, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; 75 percent sand; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few very fine roots throughout and few very coarse roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and very few fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; common fine dendritic tubular pores; 3 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 8 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter wavy boundary.

2AC--101 to 132 centimeters (39.8 to 52.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) extremely gravelly loamy sand, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; 80 percent sand; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very coarse roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; few very fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent subangular indurated 250 to 600-millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent subangular indurated 20 to 250-millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 30 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter wavy boundary.

2C1--132 to 162 centimeters (52.0 to 63.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) extremely gravelly sandy loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; 75 percent sand; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few medium roots throughout and very few coarse roots throughout; common fine interstitial pores; 5 percent subangular indurated 76 to 250-millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter wavy boundary.

3C2--162 to 174 centimeters (63.8 to 68.5 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) very gravelly sandy loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; 65 percent sand; 11 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; very few medium roots throughout and very few fine roots throughout; common fine interstitial pores; 3 percent fine irregular 5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium irregular 2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments and 25 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter wavy boundary.

3C3--174 to 185 centimeters (68.5 to 72.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) very gravelly sandy loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; 65 percent sand; 11 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; very few medium roots throughout and very few fine roots throughout; common fine interstitial pores; 20 percent medium irregular 5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent coarse irregular 2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 10 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 12 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter wavy boundary.

3C4--185 to 205 centimeters (72.8 to 80.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) very gravelly sandy loam, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; 70 percent sand; 8 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; few very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent subangular indurated 20 to 76-millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent subangular indurated 5 to 20-millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.

R--205 to 225 centimeters (80.7 to 88.6 inches); strongly cemented granite bedrock; strongly cemented; .