Reference soil Belgium 08: Luvisol

BE008

Luvisols occur mainly in temperate regions, particularly in areas with a Mediterranean-type of climate.

Characteristics

Soils having an argic horizon (a subsurface horizon with a distinct higher clay content than the overlying horizon) with a cation exchange capacity equal to or more than 24 cmolc per kg clay throughout.

Distribution of Luvisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

Reference soil BE008: Luvisol

Classification

WRB 2014
Luvisol
FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1988
Haplic Luvisol

Location:

Bertembos, Bertem

Profile description

Ah 0-12 cm	black(10YR 2/1, moist) very dark grey(10YR 3/1, dry); silt loam strong fine/thin subangular blocky ; no (0%) mottles; common fine many very fine roots; abrupt (0-2 cm) wavy; pockets less deep than wide boundary to
E 12-40 cm	dark yellowish brown(10YR 4/6, moist) yellowish brown(10YR 5/6, dry); silt loam weak medium subangular blocky ; no (0%) mottles; few fine few very fine roots; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
Bt1 40-70 cm	dark yellowish brown(10YR 4/6, moist) yellowish brown(10YR 5/8, dry); silty clay loam weak medium subangular blocky ; few (2-5%) distinct clear (0.5-2 mm) very pale brown coarse (> 20 mm) mottles; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
Bt2 70-120 cm	dark yellowish brown(10YR 4/6, moist) yellowish brown(10YR 5/6, dry); silty clay loam weak medium platy ; common (5-15%) distinct white medium (6-20 mm) mottles;

Age of the land Surface	late pleistocene, periglacial, commonly recent soil formation on preweathered materials.
Kind 1 (parent material) ; Parker (eds), 1984	UE1
Remarks on Parent Materials	parent rock evidence of mobility solifluction, colluviation

Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site	natural forest and woodland
Remarks on Land Use / Vegetation	Oak forest with shrubs and ferns

Altitude	72m
Physiograpy description	Hilly
Physiographic position of the site	middle slope
Slope	01%
Form of the slope surrounding the site	concave
Slope gradient %	2.0%
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)	flat

Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description	well drained
Depth to groundwater table	> 500cm

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Reference soil Belgium 08: Luvisol

Characteristics

Reference soil BE008: Luvisol

Classification