Satellite soil and landscape
A representative soil profile and landscape of the Satellite soil series from the 2014 Florida FFA Land Judging Contest. (Photos courtesy of L. Rex Ellis, Environmental Scientist V, Bureau of Water Resources, Division of Water and Land Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District). For more information about the site, visit: landjudging.org/contests/2014/field4/
The Satellite series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained, rapidly permeable soils on low knolls and ridges of the Southern Florida Flatwoods (MLRA 155) and to a lesser extent in the South Central Florida Ridge (MLRA 154), Southern Florida Lowlands (MLRA 156B), Florida Everglades and Associated Areas (MLRA 156A) and the Atlantic Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 153A). They formed in thick beds of marine sand. Near the type location, the mean annual temperature is about 74 degrees F., and the mean annual precipitation is about 55 inches. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Hyperthermic, uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of Satellite soil are used for forest and range. Native vegetation consists of south Florida slash pine, Florida rosemary, sand live oak, longleaf pine, saw palmetto, pineland threeawn, and other native grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Peninsular Florida. The series is of small extent.
For a detailed description, visit:
www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/51847901746/in/dateposted-...
For acreage, geographic distribution and pedons sampled, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#satellite
For more information about describing soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052523...
For additional information about soil classification using Soil Taxonomy, visit:
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Satellite soil and landscape
A representative soil profile and landscape of the Satellite soil series from the 2014 Florida FFA Land Judging Contest. (Photos courtesy of L. Rex Ellis, Environmental Scientist V, Bureau of Water Resources, Division of Water and Land Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District). For more information about the site, visit: landjudging.org/contests/2014/field4/
The Satellite series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained, rapidly permeable soils on low knolls and ridges of the Southern Florida Flatwoods (MLRA 155) and to a lesser extent in the South Central Florida Ridge (MLRA 154), Southern Florida Lowlands (MLRA 156B), Florida Everglades and Associated Areas (MLRA 156A) and the Atlantic Coast Flatwoods (MLRA 153A). They formed in thick beds of marine sand. Near the type location, the mean annual temperature is about 74 degrees F., and the mean annual precipitation is about 55 inches. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Hyperthermic, uncoated Aquic Quartzipsamments
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of Satellite soil are used for forest and range. Native vegetation consists of south Florida slash pine, Florida rosemary, sand live oak, longleaf pine, saw palmetto, pineland threeawn, and other native grasses.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Peninsular Florida. The series is of small extent.
For a detailed description, visit:
www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/51847901746/in/dateposted-...
For acreage, geographic distribution and pedons sampled, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#satellite
For more information about describing soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052523...
For additional information about soil classification using Soil Taxonomy, visit:
sites.google.com/site/dinpuithai/Home