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Pedology Field Exercise

Pedology Field Exercise. Will Weiss Spring 2010. Site #1 North East Osceola County. Web Soil Survey. #7: Candler sand, 0-5% slope #8: Candler sand, 5-12% slope. Mean rain fall: 48 in Mean temperature: 74 degrees F Elevation: 80ft.

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Pedology Field Exercise

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  1. Pedology Field Exercise Will Weiss Spring 2010

  2. Site #1North East Osceola County

  3. Web Soil Survey #7: Candler sand, 0-5% slope #8: Candler sand, 5-12% slope Mean rain fall: 48 in Mean temperature: 74 degrees F Elevation: 80ft

  4. Ap 0-20cm: 10YR 2/2; sand, structureless, single grain, loose; clear smooth boundary E1 20-90cm: 10YR 6/2; sand, structureless, single grain, loose; diffuse smooth boundary E2 90-190cm: 10YR 6/6; sand, structureless, single grain, loose; clear smooth boundary; iron concentrations 5YR 5/6 and reductions 10YR 8/2 Redox features E3 190+: 5Y 7/2; sand, single grain, structureless, loose; water saturated

  5. Color Comparison

  6. Redoximorphic Features Iron depletion Iron concentration

  7. Site #2My Backyard

  8. Web Soil Survey #4: Candler sand, 0-5% slope #5: Candler sand, 5-12% slope Mean rain fall: 48 in Mean temperature: 74 degrees F Elevation: 140ft West Oaks Mall

  9. Ap: 0-10cm; 10YR 2/2; loamy sand, structureless, single grain, very friable; small roots, over pour from retaining wall; clear smooth boundary E1: 10-48 cm; 10YR 4/2, sand, structureless, single grain, loose; clear smooth boundary E2: 48-67cm; 10YR 5/4, sand, structureless, single grain, loose E3: 67-84cm; 10YR 6/6, sand, structureless, single grain E4: 84-200+; 10YR 7/4, sand, structureless, single grain, loose

  10. Over pour from retaining wall

  11. Soil Comparison

  12. Questions????? Iceland volcano eruption 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

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