IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FAIRBANKS
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956AK090001
  • User Pedon ID: S1956AK090001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0610
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33688
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 64.8844452
  • Std. Longitude: -147.7894440
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, SE 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK090—Fairbanks North Star Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Samuel Rieger
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - FAIRBANKS
  • PSC - 18 to 41 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    18

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    O1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04498
    O2—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04499
    A1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04500
    A2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate very fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04501
    B21—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate very fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A04502
    B22—35 to 46 centimeters (13.8 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate very fine platy structure; firm; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04503
    C1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) silt loam; weak very fine platy structure; friable; 0.1 roots; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A04504
    C2—71 to 71 centimeters (28.0 to 28.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/4) and olive (5Y 4/4) silt loam; weak very fine platy structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04505