AD127 Gypsic Aquisalids
Gypsic Aquisalids, sandy, mixed, hyperthermic (Soil AD127) are very deep, saline, gypsic, sandy soils. These soils occur on coastal flats above the tidal zone and in some inland sabkhas. They are formed in alluvial sands, with some silt and clay layers. They occur throughout Abu Dhabi. They are poorly drained or somewhat poorly drained with moderate or rapid permeability.
These soils are not commonly used. Vegetation is not usually present. The soils are found in all areas of the Emirate where groundwater levels approach the surface. They are particularly common in the coastal flats, around Sabkha Matti and inland sabkha in eastern areas of the Emirate.
Plate 25: Typical soil profile and associated landscape for a Gypsic Aquisalids, sandy, mixed, hyperthermic (Soil AD127).
AD127 Gypsic Aquisalids
Gypsic Aquisalids, sandy, mixed, hyperthermic (Soil AD127) are very deep, saline, gypsic, sandy soils. These soils occur on coastal flats above the tidal zone and in some inland sabkhas. They are formed in alluvial sands, with some silt and clay layers. They occur throughout Abu Dhabi. They are poorly drained or somewhat poorly drained with moderate or rapid permeability.
These soils are not commonly used. Vegetation is not usually present. The soils are found in all areas of the Emirate where groundwater levels approach the surface. They are particularly common in the coastal flats, around Sabkha Matti and inland sabkha in eastern areas of the Emirate.
Plate 25: Typical soil profile and associated landscape for a Gypsic Aquisalids, sandy, mixed, hyperthermic (Soil AD127).