Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
760070
760F
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
760Fa 0-10cm
101
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) slightly moist sandy gravel,
760Fb 10-20cm
201
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) slightly moist stony sandy gravel,
760Fc 20-30cm
301
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist pebble sandy gravel,
760Fd 30-40cm
401
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy gravel between boulders of fractured granodiorite bedrock
Yes (IGNS)
0
1
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
76007001
760VIa
0-10cm
0
10
61.00
2.87
none
76007002
760VIb
10-20cm
10
20
49.00
3.16
none
76007003
760VIc
20-30cm
20
30
28.00
1.87
none
76007004
760VId
30-40cm
30
40
none
76007001
61.00
2.87
76007002
49.00
3.16
76007003
28.00
1.87
76007001
0.65
0.97
0.43
0.11
1.51
0.61
0.09
76007002
0.34
0.51
0.23
0.09
0.81
0.21
0.03
76007003
76007001
76007002
76007003
12-Dec-2005
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