IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): SND
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999AK180001
  • User Pedon ID: S1999AK180001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999AK180001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0542
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11401
  • 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: 64.9005814
  • Std. Longitude: -163.6649933
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Council, AK
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK180—Nome Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Cryaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SND
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Cryaquods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/12/1999
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: valley side
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: slight weathered schist, acidic
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/12/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    2LICHN

    BETUL

    PIGL

    SALIX

    VACCI

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    Betula

    Picea glauca

    Salix

    Vaccinium

    Lichen

    birch

    white spruce

    willow

    blueberry

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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

    1

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    700

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    90

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 99P03809
    Oa—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) muck; 21.0 very fine roots in cracks; fragments. Lab sample # 99P03809
    Bhs—8 to 19 centimeters (3.1 to 7.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots in cracks and 0.5 medium roots; fragments. Lab sample # 99P03810
    Bw—19 to 37 centimeters (7.5 to 14.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 99P03811
    BC1—37 to 60 centimeters (14.6 to 23.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) loam; weak fine platy structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 99P03812. BC has seasonal freezing; BC1 horizon has @ 22% ice lenses.
    BC2—60 to 80 centimeters (23.6 to 31.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and 20 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) loam; moderate medium platy structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 99P03813. BC has seasonal freezing; BC2 has 33% ice lenses.