Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
760066
760B
14-Jan-1994
IBC,GGC,MRB,DSS
Vanda Station, Wright Valley
Soil contamination studies at Vanda Station from a series of sites 1m apart to determine if contaminants are |
moving through moist soils; |
not recorded
CS Lscp & Pro
No
161.6670
-77.5267
77deg 31.6'S
-161deg -40.0'E
cf. Notes for DESCR below
8
S
600
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
(8o)
The soil ranges from saturated at the lake edge to dry 5.5m away beyond the edge of the |
wetting front |
-24
Central Mountain
Sandy pebble to boulder gravels reworked by fluctuating levels of Lake Vanda
None observed
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
A smooth surface with a well developed gravel pavement
Minimal human disturbance; unlikely to have been subjected to any significant chemical contamination
760Ba 0-10cm
101
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist pebbly gravelly sand,
760Bb 10-18cm
201
olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) wet sandy pebble gravel
202
water table at 18cm
Yes (IGNS)
Ia-Va
Ib-Vb
Ic-Vc
Id-Vd
0
1
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
76006601
760IIa
0-10cm
0
10
40.00
7.63
none
76006602
760IIb
10-18cm
10
18
29.00
7.57
none
76006601
40.00
7.63
76006602
29.00
7.57
76006601
0.20
0.29
0.09
0.07
0.38
0.16
0.00
76006602
76006601
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