IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): UNNAMED
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962AK050001
  • User Pedon ID: S1962AK050001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1962AK050001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0637
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33715
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: about 6.5 miles south of Platinum, along road to Goodnews mine; Bering Sea coast, Alaska
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK050—Bethel Census Area

    • 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 - UNNAMED
  • PSC - 10 to 28 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/19/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/19/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    BENA

    CAREX

    EMPET

    LEDUM

    RUCH

    SALIX

    VAVI

    Betula nana

    Carex

    Empetrum

    Ledum

    Rubus chamaemorus

    Salix

    Vaccinium vitis-idaea

    dwarf birch

    sedge

    crowberry

    Labrador tea

    cloudberry

    willow

    lingonberry

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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

    13

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    107

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    45

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04744; moist when described;
    O2—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2); 21.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04745; moist when described;
    A11—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 21.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04746; moist when described;
    A12—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04747; moist when described;
    AC—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly silt loam; weak very thin platy structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 21.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A04748; moist when described;
    C1—35 to 56 centimeters (13.8 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly silt loam; weak thin platy, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A04749; moist when described;
    C2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly silt loam; weak thin platy, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04750; moist when described;