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Reference soil Netherlands 44: Cambisol
NL044
Distribution of Cambisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)
Cambisol
Local classification
Classification information
Holtpodzolgrond
Location:
Wageningen Arboretum Belmonte
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Physical
Particle size distribution:
Depth (cm)
Gravel % v/v
very coarse sand % w/w
coarse sand % w/w
medium sand % w/w
fine sand % w/w
very fine sand % w/w
Total sand % w/w
coarse silt % w/w
fine silt % w/w
Total silt % w/w
Clay % w/w
0-15
-
0.805
3.186
36.687
38.855
8.216
87.8
5.3
3.993
9.3
2.872
15-60
-
0.787
6.647
44.199
31.444
5.881
88.9
3.7
4.031
7.7
3.408
60-70
-
0.636
7.684
53.626
28.434
3.504
93.8
2.4
1.905
4.3
1.864
70-115
-
0.562
11.163
49.287
29.97
4.413
95.5
2.7
1.329
4
0.523
115-150
-
0.281
2.148
38.53
46.228
6.182
93.3
2.9
2.256
5.2
1.45
Water retention characteristics
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
0-15
1.02
-
-
0.49
0.27
-
-
-
0.04
15-60
1.22
-
-
0.39
0.26
-
-
-
0.04
60-70
1.27
-
-
0.39
0.27
-
-
-
0.04
70-115
1.53
-
-
0.41
0.18
-
-
-
0.02
115-150
1.49
-
-
0.51
0.24
-
-
-
0.01
Depth (cm)
pf_05 cm³/cm³
pf_25 cm³/cm³
pf_30 cm³/cm³
pf_35 cm³/cm³
pf_6 cm³/cm³
pf_7 cm³/cm³
0-15
0.64
0.23
-
0.05
-
-
15-60
0.51
0.24
-
0.04
-
-
60-70
0.53
0.24
-
0.03
-
-
70-115
0.52
0.15
-
0.02
-
-
115-150
0.55
0.21
-
0.02
-
-
Other physical data
Depth (cm)
Bulk density kg/dm³
Spec. Surf. Area m²/g
COLE cm/cm
Water disp. clay %
Clay % w/w
0-15
1.02
-
-
-
2.872
15-60
1.22
-
-
-
3.408
60-70
1.27
-
-
-
1.864
70-115
1.53
-
-
-
0.523
115-150
1.49
-
-
-
1.45
Chemical characteristics:
Depth (cm)
pH H2O
pHKCl
EC 1: 2.5 dS/m
CaCO3 % w/w
C % w/w
N %
C / N
Exch. Acid cmol(c)/kg
Exch. Al cmol(c)/kg
Ca cmol(c)/kg
Mg cmol(c)/kg
K cmol(c)/kg
Na cmol(c)/kg
Sum Cations cmol(c)/kg
0-15
3.6
2.75
0.233
-
4.36
0.253
17.253
-
0.583
0.495
0.223
0.173
0
0.9
15-60
3.82
3.51
0.113
-
1.2
0.081
14.79
-
2.043
0
0
0.049
0
0.02
60-70
4.52
4.18
0.041
-
0.3
0.05
6.02
-
0.652
0.025
0
0.025
0
0.02
70-115
4.75
4.47
0.029
-
0.06
0.03
2
-
0.208
0
0
0.024
0
0.02
115-150
4.56
4.05
0.042
-
0.04
0.03
1.333
-
0.73
0
0
0.025
0
0.02
Depth (cm)
Base sat. %
CEC soil cmol(c)/kg
CEC clay cmol(c)/kg
CEC org cmol(c)/kg
ECEC cmol(c)/kg
Al sat. %
ESP %
0-15
7
12.74
-
-
1.5
40
-
15-60
0
5.519
-
-
-
-
-
60-70
1
1.913
-
-
-
-
-
70-115
3
0.774
-
-
-
-
-
115-150
2
1.167
-
-
-
-
-
Depth (cm)
pH NaF
P Retention %
ODOE
Al o % w/w
Si o % w/w
Fe d % w/w
Al d % w/w
Fe p % w/w
Al p % w/w
C p % w/w
Fe o % w/w
0-15
-
-
-
-
-
0.5
0.035
-
-
-
-
15-60
-
-
-
-
-
0.399
0.08
-
-
-
-
60-70
-
-
-
-
-
0.368
0.107
-
-
-
-
70-115
-
-
-
-
-
0.351
0.039
-
-
-
-
115-150
-
-
-
-
-
0.433
0.022
-
-
-
-
Depth (cm)
CaSO4.2H2O %
P Bray mg/kg
P Olsen mg/kg
pH CaCl2
clay_noncarbonate % w/w
clay_carbonate % w/w
phosphorus4 mg/kg
phosphorus1 mg/kg
total_sulfur % w/w
0-15
-
-
-
2.93
-
-
-
46.973
0.022
15-60
-
-
-
3.6
-
-
-
216.67
0.001
60-70
-
-
-
4.31
-
-
-
222.197
0
70-115
-
-
-
4.6
-
-
-
76.433
0
115-150
-
-
-
4.16
-
-
-
9.334
0
