Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
760071
760G
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
760Ga 0-10cm
101
light olive brown to light yellowish brown (2.5Y 5/4-6/4) pebbly sandy gravel
102
dry
103
sample taken at the edge of the wetting front,
760Gb 10-20cm
201
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) slightly moist gravelly sand
202
760Gc 20-40cm
301
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist sandy gravel between boulders of fractured granodiorite bedrock
Yes (IGNS)
0
1
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
76007101
760VIIa
0-10cm
0
10
42.00
1.02
none
76007102
760VIIb
10-20cm
10
20
66.00
1.50
none
76007103
760VIIc
20-40cm
20
40
none
76007101
42.00
1.02
76007102
66.00
1.50
76007103
76007101
0.32
1.74
0.79
0.13
2.49
0.92
0.16
76007102
0.52
0.77
0.35
0.10
1.21
0.13
0.05
76007103
76007101
76007102
76007103
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