Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
474000
474
13-Nov-1981
J Pickard
Vestfold Hills, Ingrid Christensen Coast
Soil weathering examination
B&W Lscp & Pro
No
78.0833
-68.5833
68deg 35.0'S
-78deg -5.0'E
Bela Hill, an elongate sinuous moraine ridge; on a crest
2
SW
40
(2o)
Oceanic subxerous; patchy snow cover
0
Coastal Antarctic
Bouldery till of mixed lithology
Very weakly expressed
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Surface rock disaggregation; bouldery surface with a weakly developed pavement
474a
101
surface bouldery but variable, sand, pebbles, cobbles and boulders
102
ventifacted with elongate pits
103
distinct surface weathering,
474b-d 0-30cm
201
olive (5Y 4/3) clayey sand
202
pebbles and rocks
203
structureless
204
merging,
474e 30-40cm
301
light grey to grey (10YR 6/1) sand
302
lenses with a few rocks,
474f-j 40-86
401
olive (5Y 4/3) clayey sand with gravel, pebbles and rocks, on frozen ground
Yes
Hard ice-cemented
86
(86cm)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
47400001
47400002
68.00
24.00
19.00
23.00
13.00
10.00
8.00
3.00
0.50
47400003
89.00
18.00
17.00
23.00
14.00
11.00
11.00
5.00
0.60
47400004
66.00
20.00
17.00
23.00
14.00
10.00
8.00
7.00
0.30
47400005
69.00
16.00
14.00
26.00
21.00
14.00
5.00
2.00
0.40
47400006
62.00
18.00
18.00
22.00
15.00
12.00
9.00
7.00
0.40
47400007
97.00
20.00
19.00
23.00
14.00
11.00
9.00
4.00
0.60
47400008
47400009
61.00
12.00
15.00
25.00
17.00
14.00
12.00
5.00
0.60
47400010
47400001
47400002
9.10
1.12
0.64
0.04
0.38
0.10
0.03
0.36
47400003
8.90
2.23
2.10
0.13
0.64
0.09
2.00
0.63
47400004
8.90
1.82
2.50
0.13
0.71
0.09
2.30
0.54
47400005
9.30
0.94
0.64
0.04
0.28
0.08
0.76
0.31
47400006
9.80
0.34
0.31
0.03
0.32
0.11
0.01
0.35
47400007
8.90
0.17
0.16
0.02
0.25
0.09
0.15
0.15
47400008
47400009
8.60
0.25
0.22
0.04
0.29
0.09
0.01
0.21
47400010
47400001
47400002
50
25
5
5
5
10
tr crist
47400003
65
20
5
10
47400004
55
5
10
10
5
5
10
47400005
60
5
15
5
5
5
5
47400006
70
5
10
5
5
5
5
47400007
70
5
10
5
5
5
47400008
47400009
80
5
10
47400010
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