Sinbul soil and landscape KR
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of Sinbul soil in Korea.
Landscape: These soil are on footslopes and toeslopes in landscape positions where organic material accumulate in the upper layers.
The Sinbul series are members of the loamy skeletal, mixed, mesic family of Typic Humudepts [Cambic Umbrisols (Alumic Hyperdystric Skeletic Chromic) classified by WRB].
These soils have umbric epipedons and cambic horizons. Solum thickness is 50 to 100 cm and depth to bedrock is commonly more than 3 meters. Base saturation is less than 60 percent. Reaction is very strongly to strongly acid. 35 to 90 percent gravel, stones, and cobbles occur in the control section. Boulders and few bedrock outcrops may occur. Ap horizons are dark brown, very dark brown, or very dark grayish brown gravelly or cobbly silt loam, silty clay loam, or loam. Cambic B horizons are brown, yellowish brown, strong brown, or dark yellowish brown very stone clay loam, silty clay loam, loam, or silt loam. C horizons are yellowish brown, strong brown, or dark yellowish brown vey stony loam, silt loam, sandy loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam.
Use and Vegetation: Most areas grow forest in northern parts of the country and wild grass or wild grass mixed with scrub bush and scattered trees in southern areas.
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Sinbul soil and landscape KR
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of Sinbul soil in Korea.
Landscape: These soil are on footslopes and toeslopes in landscape positions where organic material accumulate in the upper layers.
The Sinbul series are members of the loamy skeletal, mixed, mesic family of Typic Humudepts [Cambic Umbrisols (Alumic Hyperdystric Skeletic Chromic) classified by WRB].
These soils have umbric epipedons and cambic horizons. Solum thickness is 50 to 100 cm and depth to bedrock is commonly more than 3 meters. Base saturation is less than 60 percent. Reaction is very strongly to strongly acid. 35 to 90 percent gravel, stones, and cobbles occur in the control section. Boulders and few bedrock outcrops may occur. Ap horizons are dark brown, very dark brown, or very dark grayish brown gravelly or cobbly silt loam, silty clay loam, or loam. Cambic B horizons are brown, yellowish brown, strong brown, or dark yellowish brown very stone clay loam, silty clay loam, loam, or silt loam. C horizons are yellowish brown, strong brown, or dark yellowish brown vey stony loam, silt loam, sandy loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam.
Use and Vegetation: Most areas grow forest in northern parts of the country and wild grass or wild grass mixed with scrub bush and scattered trees in southern areas.
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