IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Babelthuap
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S03PW002005
  • User Pedon ID: S03PW002005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N0708
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16163
  • 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: 7.4347611
  • Std. Longitude: 134.5227611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Palau
  • County: PW002—Aimeliik
  • MLRA: 193—Volcanic Islands of Western Micronesia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gavenda
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, parasesquic, isohyperthermic Oxic Dystrudepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Babelthuap
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - perudic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Babelthuap
  • Classificaton Date - 4/17/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 4
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: saprolite derived from basalt over andesite over tuff breccia over bedded tuff
  • Landscape: island, upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Babelthaub/aimeliik formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/17/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - barren land
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - tropical
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    ochric epipedon

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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

    0

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    350

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    14

    3685

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    365

    27

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); reddish black (10R 2.5/1) muck; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—3 to 26 centimeters (1.2 to 10.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots between peds and 1.0 coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 25 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N03410. patchy - phpvsfiid 348771; patchy - phpvsfiid 348771
    2Bt1—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 25 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N03411. patchy - phpvsfiid 348772; patchy - phpvsfiid 348772
    2Bt2—49 to 69 centimeters (19.3 to 27.2 inches); 85 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 15 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) clay; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine dendritic tubular pores; 25 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 03N03412. patchy - phpvsfiid 348773; patchy - phpvsfiid 348773