AD110 Leptic Haplogypsids, revised to Gypsic Haplosalids
Leptic Haplogypsids, sandy, gypsic, hyperthermic (Soil AD110) are very deep, sandy soils with gypsum occurring at or near the soil surface and high concentrations of gypsum in the subsoil. These soils occur on older sediments in deflation plains and at the higher margins of inland and coastal sabkhas throughout Abu Dhabi. They are well drained or somewhat excessively drained and permeability is rapid or moderately rapid. They are formed in old sand and gravel deposits.
Commonly these soils remain as a barren land but are sometimes used for low intensity grazing by camel, sheep or goats. They typically have less than 5% vegetation cover of Cyperus conglomeratus, Haloxylon salicornicum and Zygophyllum spp.
The soils have been recorded in both inland and coastal sabkha and deflation plains in the central and eastern parts of the Emirate. The soil forms a minor component of map units in these areas. A few scattered sites have also been recorded from the western end of the Liwa Crescent.
Plate 8: Typical soil profile and associated landscape for Leptic Haplogypsids, sandy, gypsic, hyperthermic (Soil AD110).
AD110 Leptic Haplogypsids, revised to Gypsic Haplosalids
Leptic Haplogypsids, sandy, gypsic, hyperthermic (Soil AD110) are very deep, sandy soils with gypsum occurring at or near the soil surface and high concentrations of gypsum in the subsoil. These soils occur on older sediments in deflation plains and at the higher margins of inland and coastal sabkhas throughout Abu Dhabi. They are well drained or somewhat excessively drained and permeability is rapid or moderately rapid. They are formed in old sand and gravel deposits.
Commonly these soils remain as a barren land but are sometimes used for low intensity grazing by camel, sheep or goats. They typically have less than 5% vegetation cover of Cyperus conglomeratus, Haloxylon salicornicum and Zygophyllum spp.
The soils have been recorded in both inland and coastal sabkha and deflation plains in the central and eastern parts of the Emirate. The soil forms a minor component of map units in these areas. A few scattered sites have also been recorded from the western end of the Liwa Crescent.
Plate 8: Typical soil profile and associated landscape for Leptic Haplogypsids, sandy, gypsic, hyperthermic (Soil AD110).