Haplosalid and landscape AE
A soil profile and landscape of a Haplosalid from the United Arab Emirates.
Fig. 5.27 Typic Haplosalids (AD145) UAE
Typic Haplosalids, coarse-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic soils are very deep, coarse-loamy soils with salinity throughout the profile. They occur mostly in eastern parts of the Emirate. They are typically somewhat poorly drained or moderately well drained and have moderately rapid or rapid permeability.
These soils occur within inland and coastal sabkha plains. These soils are frequently associated with Gypsic and Typic Aquisalids and Gypsic Haplosalids. In slightly drier plains they may be associated with Typic Haplogypsids and Leptic Haplogypsids. Where they are partially obscured by wind-blown sand they may be associated with Typic Torripsamments.
Commonly these soils remain as barren land as high salinity levels prevent the establishment of vegetation. Where there is a partial cover of wind-blown sand they may sometimes be used for low intensity grazing by camel, sheep or goats. They frequently have less than 5% vegetation cover of Cyperus conglomeratus and Zygophyllum spp.
The soils are recorded in eastern parts of the Emirate. They have been identified as a minor component in two map units.
Two phases of this soil family have been observed but in insufficient numbers to warrant a separate description and are thus included as taxadjuncts. They are the aquic phase in which a water table occurs between 100 and 200cm, and a lithic phase that encounters bedrock below 100cm. Neither soil has been used to define map units.
For more information about soil classification in the UAE, visit:
vdocument.in/united-arab-emirates-keys-to-soil-taxonomy.h...
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM
Haplosalid and landscape AE
A soil profile and landscape of a Haplosalid from the United Arab Emirates.
Fig. 5.27 Typic Haplosalids (AD145) UAE
Typic Haplosalids, coarse-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic soils are very deep, coarse-loamy soils with salinity throughout the profile. They occur mostly in eastern parts of the Emirate. They are typically somewhat poorly drained or moderately well drained and have moderately rapid or rapid permeability.
These soils occur within inland and coastal sabkha plains. These soils are frequently associated with Gypsic and Typic Aquisalids and Gypsic Haplosalids. In slightly drier plains they may be associated with Typic Haplogypsids and Leptic Haplogypsids. Where they are partially obscured by wind-blown sand they may be associated with Typic Torripsamments.
Commonly these soils remain as barren land as high salinity levels prevent the establishment of vegetation. Where there is a partial cover of wind-blown sand they may sometimes be used for low intensity grazing by camel, sheep or goats. They frequently have less than 5% vegetation cover of Cyperus conglomeratus and Zygophyllum spp.
The soils are recorded in eastern parts of the Emirate. They have been identified as a minor component in two map units.
Two phases of this soil family have been observed but in insufficient numbers to warrant a separate description and are thus included as taxadjuncts. They are the aquic phase in which a water table occurs between 100 and 200cm, and a lithic phase that encounters bedrock below 100cm. Neither soil has been used to define map units.
For more information about soil classification in the UAE, visit:
vdocument.in/united-arab-emirates-keys-to-soil-taxonomy.h...
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM