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Soil Name Table (SNT)

Filename

soil_name_REGION_v2

Description

The Soil Name Table (SNT) describes the general physical and chemical characteristics for all of the soils identified in a geographic region. Soil Order, Great Group and Subgroup are listed, along with attributes such as mode of deposition, and drainage class.

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Contents

Contents of dataset: soil_name_REGION_v2
Field Name Type Width Description
1 SOIL_ID string 11 Soil Name Identifier
2 PROVINCE string 2 Province Code
3 SOIL_CODE string 3 Soil Code
4 MODIFIER string 5 Soil Code Modifier
5 PROFILE string 1 Type of soil profile
6 SOILNAME string 24 Soil Name
7 KIND string 1 Kind of Surface Material
8 WATERTBL string 2 Water Table Characteristics
9 ROOTRESTRI string 1 Soil layer that restricts root growth
10 RESTR_TYPE string 2 Type of root restricting layer
11 DRAINAGE string 2 Soil Drainage Class
12 PMTEX1 string 2 Parent material texture - first (uppermost)
13 PMTEX2 string 2 Parent material texture - second
14 PMTEX3 string 2 Parent material texture - third
15 PMCHEM1 string 2 Parent material chemical property - first (uppermost)
16 PMCHEM2 string 2 Parent material chemical property - second 
17 PMCHEM3 string 2 Parent material chemical property - third 
18 MDEP1 string 4 Mode of deposition - first (uppermost)
19 MDEP2 string 4 Mode of deposition - second
20 MDEP3 string 4 Mode of deposition - third
21 ORDER2 string 2 Soil Order (2nd edition)
22 G_GROUP2 string 3 Soil Great Group (2nd edition)
23 S_GROUP2 string 4 Soil Subgroup (2nd edition)
24 ORDER3 string 2 Soil Order (3rd edition)
25 G_GROUP3 string 3 Soil Great Group (3rd edition)
26 S_GROUP3 string 5 Soil Subgroup (3rd edition)

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