Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
667000
667
15-Dec-1991
Geeenpeace
SITE KEY
SITE NO
REASON SAMPLED
DATE RECORDED
AUTHORS
DESCRIPTION
MAP SURVEY
PHOTO RECORD
166.4000
/
-77.6333
LAT LONG
77deg 38'S
-166deg -24'E
/
Lat/Long (deg)
]
ALTITUDE (m)
GEOLOGICAL 
SETTING
SLOPE (deg)
ASPECT
TEMPERATURE  (degC)
DEPTH (cm)
SOIL MOISTURE STATUS
Est MAT (degC)
SOIL CLIMATE ZONE
SOIL PARENT MATERIAL
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
PATTERNED GROUND
SURFACE WEATHERING  or 
SURFACE FEATURES
PREVIOUS DISTURBANCE
PROFILE DESCRIPTION
Part
Yes
SAMPLES
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
Med
Hi
/
FROZEN TYPE
FROZEN GROUND DEPTH(cm)
SOIL WEATHERING STAGE
Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seive
Size
VolMoisture  
Drill Vol
VolMoisture  
(BD=2)
Soluble Salt 
Concentration
Gravimetric 
Moisture
Particle 
Size
Dry Bulk
Density
Bulk
Density
Base
(cm)
Top
(cm)
Depth 
description
Sample
name
Sample
Key
Physical Data:
 
 
 
Notes
Grav.
MCont
Fe2O3
PartSize
<0.002
PartSize
0.02-0.002
PartSize
0.05-0.02
PartSize
0.1-0.05
PartSize
0.25-0.1
PartSize
0.5-0.25
PartSize
2-0.5
PartSize
<2mm
Sample 
Key
Particle Size
66700001
59.00
66700002
53.00
66700003
51.00
66700004
40.00
66700005
26.00
66700006
62.00
66700007
38.00
66700008
56.00
66700009
 
 
 
Notes
NO3
meq/100g
SO4
meq/100g
Cl
meq/100g
K
meq/100g
Mg
meq/100g
Ca
meq/100g
Na
meq/100g
EC
mmho/cm
pH
Solution Chemistry:
Sample 
Key
66700001
8.50
44.00
287.00
0.10
0.44
0.07
256.00
220.00
0.14
66700002
8.50
36.00
240.00
0.09
0.33
0.06
217.00
180.00
0.16
66700003
8.60
27.00
197.00
0.09
0.36
0.05
163.00
135.00
0.16
66700004
9.00
12.60
79.20
0.12
0.09
0.02
72.00
63.00
0.04
66700005
9.40
3.40
19.50
0.24
0.13
0.03
4.70
17.00
66700006
8.90
8.00
45.00
0.06
0.13
0.02
42.00
40.00
0.09
66700007
8.90
3.40
16.00
0.10
0.21
0.04
36.00
17.00
0.06
66700008
8.50
20.00
128.00
0.07
0.32
0.06
5.60
100.00
0.14
66700009
68.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
480.00
0.06
 
 
 
CAL
HB
FLD
QTZ
HT
FE 
CHL
SM
CHL
HIV
VT
ICHL
HIV 
IHM
IHM
MICA
Notes
Sample 
Key
Clay Mineralogy:
66700001
66700002
66700003
66700004
66700005
66700006
66700007
66700008
66700009
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