Describing, sampling, and photographing soils
Describing, sampling, and photographing a Kina soil (Dysic Typic Cryohemist) in Alaska. The Kina series (a hydric soil) consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that formed in partially decomposed organic material derived from sedges. Kina soils occupy depressional bench-like areas associated with drumlinoid hills and the toeslope, lower backslopes, and floors of valleys.
Note: Special effort was taken to set aside the soil layers in sequence on a tarp and returned once our work was completed, ensuring as minimum of disruption to the soil and area as possible.
The Kina series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that formed in partially decomposed organic material derived from sedges. Kina soils occupy depressional bench-like areas associated with drumlinoid hills and the toeslope, lower backslopes, and floors of valleys.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Dysic Typic Cryohemists
The soils formed in organic material derived in sedges which is many feet thick over glacial till or bedrock. The climate is humid maritime with an average annual precipitation of about 100 inches. The mean annual temperature is 45 degrees F., and the mean summer air temperature is about 55 degrees F. The slope gradient is commonly less than 35 percent, but ranges from 0 to 30 percent on the drumlinoid hills and 0 to 60 percent on the landforms associated with the valley landscape. Elevation ranges from sea level to 1500 feet.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/K/KINA.html#:~:text=....
For geographic distribution, visit:
Describing, sampling, and photographing soils
Describing, sampling, and photographing a Kina soil (Dysic Typic Cryohemist) in Alaska. The Kina series (a hydric soil) consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that formed in partially decomposed organic material derived from sedges. Kina soils occupy depressional bench-like areas associated with drumlinoid hills and the toeslope, lower backslopes, and floors of valleys.
Note: Special effort was taken to set aside the soil layers in sequence on a tarp and returned once our work was completed, ensuring as minimum of disruption to the soil and area as possible.
The Kina series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils that formed in partially decomposed organic material derived from sedges. Kina soils occupy depressional bench-like areas associated with drumlinoid hills and the toeslope, lower backslopes, and floors of valleys.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Dysic Typic Cryohemists
The soils formed in organic material derived in sedges which is many feet thick over glacial till or bedrock. The climate is humid maritime with an average annual precipitation of about 100 inches. The mean annual temperature is 45 degrees F., and the mean summer air temperature is about 55 degrees F. The slope gradient is commonly less than 35 percent, but ranges from 0 to 30 percent on the drumlinoid hills and 0 to 60 percent on the landforms associated with the valley landscape. Elevation ranges from sea level to 1500 feet.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/K/KINA.html#:~:text=....
For geographic distribution, visit: