IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carlsbad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978CA073009
  • User Pedon ID: S1978CA073009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45019
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: La Jolla campus. Torrey Pines Mesa.
  • State: California
  • County: CA073—San Diego
  • MLRA: 19—Southern California Coastal Plains and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA638—San Diego County Area, California

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carlsbad
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: side slope canyon
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

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    A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00075
    A12—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00076
    A13—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00077
    A14—30 to 40 centimeters (11.8 to 15.7 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00078
    A15—40 to 50 centimeters (15.7 to 19.7 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00079
    A16—50 to 60 centimeters (19.7 to 23.6 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 78P00080
    2A17—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # 78P00081
    A18—70 to 80 centimeters (27.6 to 31.5 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # 78P00082
    A19—80 to 90 centimeters (31.5 to 35.4 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # 78P00083
    2A110—90 to 100 centimeters (35.4 to 39.4 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loamy sand; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # 78P00084
    2A2—100 to 110 centimeters (39.4 to 43.3 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loamy sand; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 78P00085
    2C1SI—110 to 120 centimeters (43.3 to 47.2 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loamy sand; opal around rock fragments; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 78P00086
    2C2SI—120 to 130 centimeters (47.2 to 51.2 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loamy sand; 3 percent opal around rock fragments; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 78P00087