IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): KI
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998HI001020
  • User Pedon ID: 98HI001020
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1998HI001020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0132
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10991
  • 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: 19.4443054
  • Std. Longitude: -155.3113861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; from State Hwy. 11 travel Mauna Loa Strip Road 2.3 miles; turn north (right) and follow four wheel drive 0.05 miles; take 94 degrees magnetic heading east 10 paces to type location.
  • State: Hawaii
  • County: HI001—Hawaii
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: THI0081—Kilauea Crater, Hawaii

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 20
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - KI
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial, amorphic Typic Hapludands
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    RUBUS

    Rubus

    blackberry

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    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

    4

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    1245

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    1550

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    13

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    17

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    A1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; strong fine and medium granular, and strong medium and coarse granular structure; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine to medium interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00672. 2 percent broken strands of Pele's hair.
    Bw1—6 to 10 centimeters (2.4 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00673. 25 percent, 0.25 to 0.75 centimeter in diameters, rounded very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) soft to hard nonpedogenic accretionary lapili.
    C1—10 to 16 centimeters (3.9 to 6.3 inches); black (N 2/0) and 70 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and 30 percent black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1) and 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; stratified very fine sandy loam to gravel; massive, and single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00674. top strata 5 percent broken strands of Pele's hair; bottom strata loose, loose pumice like gravel.
    2A2—16 to 32 centimeters (6.3 to 12.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and black (7.5YR 2/1), brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; stratified gravelly very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00675
    2Bw2—32 to 39 centimeters (12.6 to 15.4 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/3), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00676
    3A3—39 to 47 centimeters (15.4 to 18.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00677
    3AB—47 to 58 centimeters (18.5 to 22.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 99P0677
    3Bw3—58 to 92 centimeters (22.8 to 36.2 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) and black (7.5YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), dry; stratified loam to gravelly loam to silt loam to very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00678. 2 percent subrounded gravel to 40 percent very dark grey (10YR 3/1) hard rounded gravel in bottom strata.
    4Bw4—92 to 105 centimeters (36.2 to 41.3 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/3) and very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; stratified loam to very gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00679
    4C—105 to 110 centimeters (41.3 to 43.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/3), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; very gravelly fine sand, very gravelly sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 70 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary.
    5Bw5—110 to 121 centimeters (43.3 to 47.6 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00680
    5Bw6—121 to 131 centimeters (47.6 to 51.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 40 percent very dark grey (10YR 3/1) hard subrounded gravel (10YR 5/1) dry; 99P0680
    5Bw7—131 to 150 centimeters (51.6 to 59.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog.