Soil Development

Attribute definition
Attribute Label DEVEL
Title Soil Development
Description Soil Development
Classes Soil Development: 37 classes. First used in SLC 1.0.


Classes
Code Class Description
A Brown Chernozemic

Dominantly Orthic Brown subgroup with inclusions of other subgroups within the Brown great group.

B Dark Brown Chernozemic

Dominantly Orthic Dark Brown subgroup with inclusions of other subgroups within the Dark Brown great group.

C Black Chernozemic

Dominantly Orthic Black subgroup with inclusions of other subgroups within the Black great group.

D Dark Gray Chernozemic or Dark Gray Luvisolic

Dominantly Orthic Dark Gray Chernozemic subgroup or Dark Gray Luvisolic subgroup with inclusions of other subgroups within the Dark Gray great group or of the gleyed Dark Gray Luvisolic subgroup.

E Gray Brown Luvisolic

Dominantly Orthic Gray Brown Luvisolic subgroup group with inclusions of other subgroups within the Gray Brown Luvisolic great group.

F Gray Luvisolic

Dominantly Orthic Gray Luvisolic subgroup with inclusions of other Gray Luvisolic subgroups.

G Brown Solonetzic

May be dominantly Brown Solonetzic, Brown Solodized Solonetzic, or Brown Solod subgroups with inclusions of these subgroups (e.g. dominantly Brown Solodized Solonetzic with inclusions of Brown Solod).

H Dark Brown Solonetzic

May be dominantly Dark Brown Solonetzic, Dark Brown Solodized Solonetzic, or Dark Brown Solod subgroups with inclusions of these subgroups.

I Brunisolic Gray Luvisolic

Dominantly Brunisolic Gray Luvisolic subgroup with inclusions of its gleyed subgroup.

J Black Solonetzic

May be dominantly Black Solonetzic, Black Solodized Solonetzic, or Black Solod subgroups with inclusions of these subgroups and their gleyed subgroups.

K Gray Solonetzic

Dominantly Gray Solodized Solonetzic or Gray Solod subgroups with inclusions of their gleyed subgroups.

L Melanic Brunisolic

Dominantly Melanic Brunisolic great group.

M Eutric Brunisolic

Dominantly Eutric Brunisolic great group.

N Sombric Brunisolic

Dominantly Sombric Brunisolic great group.

O Organic Cryosolic

Dominantly Organic Cryosolic great group.

P Dystric Brunisolic

Dominantly Dystric Brunisolic great group.

Q Humic Podzolic

Dominantly Humic Podzolic great group.

R Regosolic

Dominantly Regosolic order.

S Static Cryosolic

Dominantly Static Cryosolic great group.

T Turbic Cryosolic

Dominantly Turbic Cryosolic great group.

U Gleysolic

Dominantly Gleysolic order.

V Ferro-Humic Podzolic

Dominantly Ferro-humic Podzolic great group.

W Humo-Ferric Podzolic

Dominantly Humo-Ferric Podzolic great group.

X Fibrisol

Dominantly Fibrisol great group.

Y Mesisol

Dominantly Mesisol great group.

Z Humisol

Dominantly Humisol great group.

2 Folisol

Dominantly Folisol great group.

3 Podzolic Gray Luvisolic

Podzolic Gray Luvisolic subgroup (only occurs as subdominant soil).

4 Orthic Turbic Cryosolic

Dominantly Orthic Turbic Cryosolic subgroup.

5 Brunisolic Turbic Cryosolic

Dominantly Brunisolic Turbic Cryosolic subgroup.

6 Regosolic Turbic Cryosolic

Dominantly Regosolic Turbic Cryosolic subgroup.

* Gleysolic Turbic Cryosolic

Dominantly Gleysolic Turbic Cryosolic subgroup.

7 Orthic Static Cryosolic

Dominantly Orthic Static Cryosolic subgroup.

8 Brunisolic Static Cryosolic

Dominantly Brunisolic Static Cryosolic subgroup.

9 Regosolic Static Cryosolic

Dominantly Regosolic Static Cryosolic subgroup.

$ Gleysolic Static Cryosolic

Dominantly Gleysolic Static Cryosolic subgroup.

# Not applicable

Not applicable (water, rock, ice).

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