Megapit Details - NEON Data

D18 TOOL Megapit Soils Description

PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Feb 21 2018	Country:
Description Date: Apr 1 2016	State:
Describer:	County: North Slope Borough
Site ID: S2016AK185001	MLRA: 245 -- Arctic Foothills
Site Note:	Soil Survey Area: AK681 -- Arctic Foothills Major Land Resource Area
Pedon ID: S2016AK185001	Map Unit:
Pedon Note:	Quad Name:
Lab Source ID: KSSL	Std Latitude: 68.6604500
Lab Pedon #: 16N1523	Std Longitude: -149.3701000
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Geomorphic Setting: None Assigned	Bedrock Depth:
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Description origin: NASIS	Description database: KSSL

Diagnostic Features:

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Cont. Site ID: S2016AK185001

Pedon ID: S2016AK185001

Slope (%)	Elevation (meters)	Aspect (deg)	MAAT (C)	MSAT (C)	MWAT (C)	MAP (mm)	Frost-Free Days	Drainage Class	Slope Length (meters)	Upslope Length (meters)
	837.0

Oi--0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N06964

Oe--6 to 17 centimeters (2.4 to 6.7 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face mucky peat; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N06965

Oa--17 to 21 centimeters (6.7 to 8.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face peat; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N06966

Bg--21 to 45 centimeters (8.3 to 17.7 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) broken face and 50 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent medium distinct 2.5Y 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 25 percent medium prominent 10YR 4/6), moist, and 7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N06967

Cg--45 to 73 centimeters (17.7 to 28.7 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) broken face sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 7 percent clay; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent medium distinct 10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 7 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N06968

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