IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Papai
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991HI001001
  • User Pedon ID: 91HI001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1157
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64193
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 19.7019444
  • Std. Longitude: -155.0619507
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Hilo, Hawaii, about 100 feet SW of corner of Makaala & Railroad Ave.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Klamath, Smith, & Laird
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Papai
  • Taxonomic Class - Euic Typic Tropofolists
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1991 (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
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    Oa1—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) extremely cobbly muck; strong very fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07734. size A'a lava fragments, about 1/2 voids filled with muck, the remaining voids are air; few coarse roots; common medium roots
    Oa2—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) extremely cobbly muck; strong very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07735. about 1/4 of voids are filled with muck, the remaining voids are air; few coarse roots; common medium roots
    Oa3—48 to 86 centimeters (18.9 to 33.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) extremely cobbly muck; strong very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07736. about 85% rock fragments of all sizes, cindery muck in voils between rocks; few coarse roots; common medium roots
    C—86 to 89 centimeters (33.9 to 35.0 inches); fragments. fragmental A'a lava; rock fragments range from 3 to 50cm diameter. Depth to hard bedrock estimated to be > 200cm