IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Karta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK280004
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK280004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53699
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 56.4263878
  • Std. Longitude: -132.9333344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 63S
  • Range: 80E
  • Section: 4
  • Location Description: Stikine Area, TNF. 1.5 mi E of US FSA site at St. John Harbor.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neil R. Babik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: variant
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Karta
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Karta
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    28

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    214

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    225

    203

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled. Partially decomposed leaf litter, mosses, etc.
    O2—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior muck; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; fragments. Lab sample # 84P00032. many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    A2—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) interior loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00033. About 5 percent coarse fragments by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    B21hir—16 to 23 centimeters (6.3 to 9.1 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior mucky loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and , moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00034. Contains about 5 percent coarse fragments by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 216372; continuous - phpvsfiid 216373; continuous - phpvsfiid 216372; continuous - phpvsfiid 216373
    B22ir—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and , moist, organic stains between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00035. Contains about 10 percent coarse fragments by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 216374; continuous - phpvsfiid 216375; continuous - phpvsfiid 216374; continuous - phpvsfiid 216375
    B3ir—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior very gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00036. Contains about 40 percent coarse fragments by volume.; few very fine and fine roots
    C—61 to 165 centimeters (24.0 to 65.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior very gravelly loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P00037. Contains about 45 percent coarse fragments by volume.
    C1—165 to 168 centimeters (65.0 to 66.1 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Lab sample # 84P00038