Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 3.1
Components
of a cryosol soil
description
General
Pedon number
Collector - affi liation, contact address or email
Date
GPS location
Map grid reference
Photos of site, ground surface, soil profi le, special soil features
Profi le sketch
Site
Elevation
Topography-aspect, slope percent, complex, shape
Landform
Parent material - lithology and form
Patterned ground/cryoturbation
Climate regime
Vegetation/organisms
Weathering stage
Salt stage and type of salt
Presence/absence of ice cement - depth to ice cement
Depth to permafrost
Human impacted site - yes/no
Drainage class
Depth class
Soil classifi cation
- USDA, WRB, other
Soil taxon
Epipedon - kind and thickness
Diagnostic subsurface horizon - type and thickness
Soil moisture regime
Soil temperature regime
Soil description
Horizon name
Thickness of horizon
Depth to top and bottom of horizon
Percent of boulders, cobbles, gravel
Textural class
Munsell color by moisture status (dry, moist, wet)
Horizon boundaries
Structure
Consistence
Redox features
Concentrations
Ped surface forms
Roots
Pores
Other
Observation method
