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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGoddard Space Flight Center
Flight Projects | Sciences and Exploration
• Biospheric Sciences Research
Guide, Part 2: Horizon Properties
Soil Characterization Step-by-Step Guide, Part 2: Horizon Properties
Soil Structure
Soil structure is the shape that the soil takes ased on its ph!sical and chemical properties" Each indi#idual unit o$
soil structure is called a ped" %ake a sample o$ undistured soil in !our hand &either $rom the pit or $rom the sho#el
or auger'" (ook closel! at the soil in !our hand and examine its structure" Possile choices o$ soil structure are)
Granular: Resembles cookiecrumbs and is usually less than0.5 cm in diameter. Commonly
found in surface horizons whereroots have been growing.
Blocky: Irregular blocks thatare usually 1.5 5.0 cm indiameter.
Prismatic: !ertical columns ofsoil that might be a number of cmlong. "sually found in lower
horizons.
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Columnar: !ertical columns ofsoil that have a salt #ca$# at theto$. %ound in soils of aridclimates.
Platy: &hin' flat $lates of soilthat lie horizontally. "suallyfound in com$acted soil.
Single Grained: (oil is brokeninto individual $articles that donot stick together. )lwaysaccom$anies a loose consistence.Commonly found in sandy soils.
Massive: (oil has no visiblestructure' is hard to break a$artand a$$ears in very large clods.
+$ !ou ,ish do,nload the protocol ao#e so that !ou can use it in the $ield- here are pict $iles soil texture page ."
Belo, are some images o$ the di$$erent soil structures"
With Structure:
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Structureless:
*ranular
+locky
,rismatic
Columnar
,laty
(ingle *rained
-assive
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Soil Color
/" %ake a ped o$ soil $rom each hori0on and note on the data sheet ,hether it is moist- dr! or ,et" +$ it is dr!-
moisten it slightl! ,ith ,ater $rom !our ,ater ottle"
." Break the ped
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%he 2unsell code elo, each color in the G(3BE color chart is a uni#ersal notation that descries the soils5 color"
Hue
The irst set o nu!ber and letter sy!bols represents the hue" 6ue
represents the position o$ the color on the color ,heel &787ello,-
R8Red- G8Green- B8Blue- 7R87ello, Red- R78Red 7ello,'"
Munsell Notation: #alue
%he 2unsell code elo, each color in the G(3BE color chart is a uni#ersal notation that descries the soils5 color"
#alue
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The nu!ber beore the slash is the #alue" 9alue indicates the lightness o$ a color" %he scale o$ #alue ranges
$rom : $or pure lack to /: $or pure ,hite"
Munsell Notation, continued: Chro!a
%he 2unsell code elo, each color in the G(3BE color chart is a uni#ersal notation that descries the soils5 color"
Chro!a
The nu!ber ater the slash is the Chro!a" Chroma descries ho, the ;intensit!; o$ a color" Colors o$ lo,
chroma #alues are sometimes called ,eak- ,hile those o$ high chroma are said to e highl! saturated- strong- or
#i#id" the scale starts at 0ero- $or neutral colors- ut there is no aritrar! end to the scale"
Soil Consistence
Ta$e a ped ro! the top soil horizon" % the soil is &ery dry, !oisten the ace o the proile usin' a (ater
bottle (ith a s)uirt top and then re!o&e a ped to deter!ine consistence"
&Repeat this procedure $or each hori0on in !our pro$ile"'
6olding it et,een !our thum and $ore$inger- gentl! s
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riable
%he ped reaks ,ith a small amount o$ pressure"
ir!
%he ped reaks ,hen !ou appl! a good amount o$ pressure and dents!our $ingers e$ore it
.tre!ely ir!
%he ped can5t e crushed ,ith !our $ingers
Soil Te.ture
%he ,a! a soil ;$eels; is called the soil texture"
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Soil texture depends on the amount o$ each si0e o$ particle in the soil"
Sand- silt- and clay are names that descrie the si0e o$ indi#idual particles in the soil"
Sand are the largest particles and the! $eel ;gritt!";
Silt are medium si0ed- and the! $eel so$t- silk!- or like $lour"
Clay are the smallest si0ed particles- and the! $eel ;stick!; and the! are hard to s
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o +s some,hat stick!
o +s some,hat hard to s
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Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
" Add the ,ord silt or silt! to the initial classi$ication"
Soil texture is &check one')
silt! cla!-
silt! cla! loam-
silt loam
Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
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Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
G" (ea#e the original classi$ication o$ &check one')
cla!-
cla! loam-
loam
Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
+$ !ou ,ish do,nload the protocol ao#e so that !ou can use it in the $ield- here is a jpg $ile) soil texture step 1"
To 1eter!ine Soil Te.ture continued3
Step 4 &%est $or loam! sand or silt' +$ the soil)
• Forms a all
• Forms no rion
• And is
H" 9er! gritt!
Soil texture is)
loam! sand
Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
Or
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%" 9er! so$t and smooth ,ith no gritt! $eeling-
Soil texture is)
silt
Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
Step 5 &%est $or sand' +$ the soil)
Forms no all and $alls apart in !our hand-
Soil texture is)
sand
Soil Te.ture is co!plete"
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Presence o 4oots and 4oc$s
Presence o 4oots
3ser#e and record i$ there are none- e(- or !any roots in the hori0on"
Presence o 4oc$s
3ser#e and record i$ there are none- e(- or !anyrocks+ in the hori0on"
+ A rock is de$ined as eing larger than . mm in si0e"
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Test or ree Carbonates
Free caronates are compounds that coat soil particles" %he! $orm under certain conditions such as in dr! climates
,here the p6 is ao#e D" %he! are also $ound in some soil pro$iles that ha#e parent materials made o$ caronates
&such as limestone'"
%his test is per$ormed ! s
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Sli'ht) !ou oser#e a slight amount o$ uling &the soil is coated ,ith some caronates'"
Stron') !ou oser#e a strong reaction &man! ules' &the soil has man! caronate coatings present'"
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