Reference soil Ghana 05: Arenosol

GH005

Distribution of Arenosols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

Reference soil GH005: Arenosol

Classification

WRB 2014
Arenosol

Local classification:	NTA series

Physical characteristics

Water retention characteristics

Depth (cm)	Bulk density kg/dm³	Spec. Surf. Area m²/g	COLE cm/cm	Water disp. clay %	Clay % w/w
3-17	1.1	-	-	-	-
17-27	1.28	-	-	-	-
27-47	1.24	-	-	-	-
47-85	1.41	-	-	-	-
85-146	1.61	-	-	-	-
146-170	1.61	-	-	-	-

Other physical data

Depth (cm)	Bulk density kg/dm³	pF 0 % v/v	pF 1.0 % v/v	pF 1.5 % v/v	pF 2.0 % v/v	pF 2.3 % v/v	pF 2.7 % v/v	pF 3.4 % v/v	pF 4.2 % v/v
3-17	1.1	-	-	0.49	0.42	-	-	-	0.04
17-27	1.28	-	-	0.4	0.34	-	-	-	0.02
27-47	1.24	-	-	0.39	0.31	-	-	-	0.02
47-85	1.41	-	-	0.31	0.24	-	-	-	0.02
85-146	1.61	-	-	0.33	0.25	-	-	-	0.02
146-170	1.61	-	-	0.25	0.18	-	-	-	0

Profile description

A(p)1 0-3 cm	dark grey(10YR 4/1, moist) grey(10YR 5/1, dry); fine sand ; sand (unspecified) strong medium worm casts weak very fine / thin single grain ; soft very friable non-sticky non-plastic ; dominant faint no specific location humus cutans; none (0%) mottles; common high (15-40%) pores; none coarse few fine none very fine few very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; interstitial pans; common ; abrupt (0-2 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
A(p)2 3-17 cm	very dark grey(10YR 3/1, moist) dark grey(10YR 4/1, dry); fine sand ; sand (unspecified) weak fine/thin subangular blocky weak medium granular ; soft very friable non-sticky non-plastic ; dominant faint no specific location humus cutans; none (0%) mottles; many high (15-40%) pores; very few coarse common fine few very fine common very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; few ; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
ABw 17-27 cm	dark greyish brown(10YR 4/2, moist) greyish brown(10YR 5/2, dry); fine sand ; sand (unspecified) weak to moderate medium subangular blocky weak fine/thin subangular blocky ; slightly hard very friable non-sticky non-plastic ; few faint humus cutans; none (0%) mottles; many high (15-40%) pores; few coarse common fine common very fine very few very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; few ; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
Bw 27-47 cm	light brownish grey(10YR 6/2, moist) light brownish grey(10YR 6/2, dry); coarse sand ; sand (unspecified) weak medium subangular blocky weak single grain ; slightly hard loose non-sticky non-plastic ; very few faint humus cutans; none (0%) mottles; common high (15-40%) pores; very few coarse few fine few very fine very few very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; very fine (< 0.5 mm) pans; few ; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
C1 47-85 cm	light yellowish brown(10YR 6/4, moist) light grey(10YR 7/2, dry); coarse sand ; sand (unspecified) weak medium subangular blocky weak single grain ; slightly hard loose non-sticky non-plastic ; none cutans; none (0%) mottles; few low (2-5%) pores; very few coarse few fine very few very fine very few very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; very fine (< 0.5 mm) pans; few ; diffuse (> 15 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
C2 85-146 cm	very pale brown(10YR 8/3, moist) white(10YR 8/2, dry); coarse sand ; sand (unspecified) weak massive weak single grain ; slightly hard loose non-sticky non-plastic ; none cutans; few (2-5%) distinct yellowish brown mottles; few low (2-5%) pores; none coarse very few fine very few very fine very few very fine roots; none ; very few (0-2%) fresh or slightly weathered very fine artefacts (< 2 mm) ; very fine (< 0.5 mm) pans; few ; clear (2-5 cm) smooth; nearly plane surface boundary to
2C 146-170 cm	very pale brown(10YR 7/3, moist) ; sand (unspecified) weak single grain weak ; loose loose non-sticky non-plastic ; none cutans; very few (0-2%) distinct brownish yellow mottles; common high (15-40%) pores; none coarse none fine none very fine very few very fine roots; very few very fine (< 2 mm) silica (siliceous) soft ; very few (0-2%) ; none ;