Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
760072
760H
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
760Ha 0-10cm
101
light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) dry pebbly gravel,
760Hb 10-20cm
201
light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) dry sandy pebble gravel,
760Hc 20-40cm
301
light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) dry sandy gravel between boulders of fractured granodiorite bedrock
Yes (IGNS)
0
1
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
76007201
760IIXa
0-10cm
0
10
26.00
0.24
none
76007202
760IIXb
10-20cm
10
20
49.00
0.47
none
76007203
760IIXc
20-40cm
20
40
56.00
0.40
none
76007201
26.00
0.24
76007202
49.00
0.47
76007203
56.00
0.40
76007201
0.32
0.31
0.12
0.07
0.19
0.53
0.01
76007202
0.52
0.73
0.45
0.11
1.69
0.09
0.11
76007203
76007201
76007202
76007203
12-Dec-2005
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