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Soil Profile Horizon Description
Soil profil name
Laboratory Sample number (UHH)
Laboratory Sample number (ORI)
Class horizon
Number horizon
Upper border of horizon
Lower border of horizon
field for selection
Horizon type
Soil texture class (field evaluation) acc. German standard (KA5)
Soil texture class (field evaluation) acc. FAO (2006)
Soil texture class (allocated from german classes) acc. FAO (2006)
clay (particles <2 µm) (finger test)
silt (particles 2-63 µm) (finger test)
sand (particles 63 - 2000 µm) (finger test)
Field evaluation of coarse particle (>2mm) percentage
Field classification of colour, abreviated
Colour of dry soil (<2mm)
Colour of dry soil (<2mm): Hue
Colour of dry soil (<2mm): Value
Colour of dry soil (<2mm): Chroma
Colour of wet soil (<2mm)
Colour of wet soil (<2mm): Hue
Colour of wet soil (<2mm): Value
Colour of wet soil (<2mm): Chroma
Distribution of colour
Qualifier Greyic
Qualifier Hyperochric
Qualifier Rhodic
Qualifier Chromic
Qualifier Albic
Soil structure types (abreviated), field description
Classes of organic mater content, field evaluation
Classes of bulk density, field evaluation
Classes of bulk density (L_DICHTE rounded)
Number of fine roots, field counting
Classes of CaCO3 content , field evaluation
Substrate of soil genesis
Classes of soil moisture, field evaluation
field remarks to soil horizon
Texture
Color
Soil structure types
Soil density
Rooting density
Class of base saturation
Coarse particle (>2mm) percentage, information integrated
Clay (particles <2 µm)
Fine silt (particles 2 - 6.3 µm)
Medium silt (particles 6.3 - 20 µm)
Coarse silt (particles 20 - 63 µm)
Total silt (particles 2 - 63 µm)
Very fine sand (particles 63 - 100 µm)
Coarser fine sand (particles 100 - 200 µm)
Total fine sand (particles 63 - 200 µm)
Medium sand (particles 200 - 630 µm)
Coarse sand (particles 630 - 2000 µm)
Total sand (particles 63 - 2000 µm)
Soil texture class (lab analysis) acc. German standard (KA5)
Sand composition (lab analysis) acc. German standard (KA5)
Soil texture class (lab analysis) acc. FAO (2006)
Sand texture class (lab analysis) acc. FAO (2006)
Coarse particles (>2mm), lab analysis at sample processing
Coarse particles (>2mm), texture analysis
Coarse particles (>2mm), field sieving
Fine particles (>2mm), field sieving
Bulk density
Water content
Particle density
Total Porosity
Water content at matrix potential -3 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -20 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -60 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -130 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -300 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -1000 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -3000 hpa
Water content at matrix potential -15000 hpa
Residual water content (vGP)
Water content at saturation (vGP)
Alpha (vGP)
N parameter (vGP)
Saturated conductivity (vGP)
L parameter (vGP)
Total pore volume (calculated from vGP-parameters)
Air capacity (calculated from vGP-parameters)
Field capacity (calculated from vGP-parameters)
Available Field capacity (calculated from vGP-parameters)
Unavailable Field capacity (calculated from vGP-parameters)
pH in H2O (UHH)
pH in H2O (ORI)
pH in CaCl2 (UHH)
Electric conductivity in 1:2.5 soil:water extract (UHH)
Electric conductivity in 1:5 soil:water extract (UHH)
Electric conductivity in 1:2.5 soil:water extract (ORI)
Total carbon
Inorganic Carbon
Organic Carbon
Organic Carbon
Resistant fraction of carbon
Intermidiate fraction of carbon
Organic Carbon
Delta 13C value
Microbial biomass
Total nitrogen (UHH)
Total nitrogen (ORI)
Ratio organic carbon/total nitrogen (UHH)
Total nitrogen (UHH)
Total sulphur
Acid digestible sodium
Acid digestible potassium
Plant available potassium
Acid digestible calcium
Acid digestible magnesium
Total phosphorous (UHH)
Total phosphorous (ORI)
Plant available phosphorous (UHH)
Plant available phosphorous (ORI)
Acid digestible iron
Plant available copper (ORI)
Plant available zinc (ORI)
Chloride in water extract (1:1 solution)
Chloride in water extract (1:1 solution) (ORI)
Fluoride in water extract (1:1 solution)
Fluoride in water extract (1:1 solution) (ORI)
Bromide in water extract (1:1 solution)
Nitrate in water extract (1:1 solution)
Nitrate in water extract (1:1 solution) (ORI)
Nitrite in water extract (1:1 solution)
Total N in water extarct
Sulphate in water extract (1:1 solution)
Sulphate in water extract (1:1 solution) (ORI)
Phosphate in water extract (1:1 solution) (ORI)
Bicarbonate in water extract (1:1 solution)
Calcium in water extract (1:1 solution, UHH)
Calcium in water extract (1:1 solution, ORI)
Magnesium in water extract (1:1 solution, UHH)
Magnesium in water extract (1:1 solution, ORI)
Potassium in water extract (1:1 solution, UHH)
Potassium in water extract (1:1 solution, ORI)
Sodium in water extract (1:1 solution, UHH)
Sodium in water extract (1:1 solution, ORI)
Iron in water extract (1:1 solution, UHH)
Iron in water extract (1:1 solution, ORI)
Sum of anions (UHH)
Sum of anions (ORI)
Sum of cations (UHH)
Sum of cations (ORI)
effective cation exchange capacity (CEC)
Potassium exchangeable (NH4Cl extraction, UHH)
Sodium exchangeable (NH4Cl extraction, UHH)
Magnesium exchangeable (NH4Cl extraction, UHH)
Calcium exchangeable (NH4Cl extraction, UHH)
Calcium exchangeable (NH4Cl extraction, UHH)
Base satturation
Protons exchangeable (KCl extraction)
Aluminium exchangeable (KCl extraction)
Type of Iron analysis
Iron oxalat soluble
Iron dithionit soluble
Manganese dithionit soluble
Potassium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, UHH)
Potassium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, ORI)
Sodium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, UHH)
Sodium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, ORI)
Magnesium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, UHH)
Magnesium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, ORI)
Calcium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, UHH)
Calcium exchangeable (NH4-acetate extraction, ORI)
Sum of exchangeable ions (NH4-acetate extraction, UHH)
Sum of exchangeable ions (NH4-acetate extraction,ORI)
Air Capacity (derived from texture acc. To Renger et. Al 2009)
Available Field Capacity (derived from texture acc. To Renger et. Al 2009)
Unavailable Water Capacity (derived from texture acc. To Renger et. Al 2009)
Field Capacity (derived from texture acc. To Renger et. Al 2009)
Metadata
Metadata Contact Person
Metadata Date Stamp