IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dolen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 79TQ634023
  • User Pedon ID: 79TQ634023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0129
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46862
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 6.9613891
  • Std. Longitude: 158.2105560
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Ponape; 685 meters up the old Japanese road on the E side of Sokehs mtn., in bank cut on left side of road.
  • Country: FM—Federated States of Micronesia
  • MLRA: 195—Volcanic Islands of Central and Eastern Micronesia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. M. Williams, R. Huff, W. Laird, C. Smith
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, isohyperthermic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dolen
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dolen
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, oxidic, isohyperthermic Humoxic Tropohumul
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    50

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    50

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    90

    370

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    27

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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior cobbly silt loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky, and strong very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00634. About 20 percent 8 to 15 cm subangular hard basalt fragments.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    1Bw1—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00635. About 10% 8 to 15 cm subangular basalt fragments.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1Bw2—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00636. About 5% 1 to 5 cm highly weathered gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bw3—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00637. About 5% 1 to 5 cm highly weathered gravel.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots
    1Bw4—76 to 117 centimeters (29.9 to 46.1 inches); silty clay loam; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 79P00638. Same as above horizon.
    1C—117 to 241 centimeters (46.1 to 94.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior stony silt loam; weak coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00639. 30% weathered soft gravel and cobbles and 15% 20 to 41 cm very hard basalt cobbles and stones.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots