IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aimeliik
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S06PW002001
  • User Pedon ID: S06PW002001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0080
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19141
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 7.5864111
  • Std. Longitude: 134.5868972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PB935—Islands of Palau, Republic of Palau

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, halloysitic, isohyperthermic Humic Haploperox
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Aimeliik
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/30/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - perudic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aimeliik
  • Classificaton Date - 5/25/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • 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: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Aimeliik formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/25/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - tropical
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    65

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    146

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    330

    3685

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    365

    27

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; 20.0 very fine roots top of horizon and 3.0 very coarse roots top of horizon and 30.0 medium roots top of horizon and 20.0 fine roots top of horizon and 15.0 coarse roots top of horizon; fragments.
    A—4 to 8 centimeters (1.6 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) silt loam; 20 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 15 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; very firm, nonsticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 5.0 medium high-continuity interstitial and 10.0 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00515
    Bo1—8 to 33 centimeters (3.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; very high excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots in cracks and 5.0 medium roots in cracks and 2.0 fine roots in cracks and 1.0 coarse roots in cracks; 5.0 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 35 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00516. continuous - phpvsfiid 344177; continuous - phpvsfiid 344177
    Bo2—33 to 45 centimeters (13.0 to 17.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; 6 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 47 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, nonsticky, very plastic; extremely high excavation difficulty; 2.0 medium roots in cracks; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 35 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N00517. continuous - phpvsfiid 344178; continuous - phpvsfiid 344178
    Bo3—45 to 86 centimeters (17.7 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay; 20 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 60 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm, nonsticky, very plastic; extremely high excavation difficulty; 1.0 medium roots in cracks; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent prominent pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N00518. continuous - phpvsfiid 344179; continuous - phpvsfiid 344179
    CB—86 to 200 centimeters (33.9 to 78.7 inches); weak red (10R 4/4) clay; 20 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 60 percent clay; nonsticky, moderately plastic; very high excavation difficulty; 0.1 medium roots in cracks; 0.1 medium pores; fragments. Lab sample # 07N00519