Concept information
Preferred term
SOIL HORIZONS/PROFILE
Definition
- The soil profile is the vertical section of the soil, from the surface through all its horizons, where a horizon is a layer of soil, approximately parallel to the soil surface, differing in properties and characteristics from adjacent layers below and above it. (en)
Broader concept
- SOILS (en)
Change note
- 2017-03-10 09:18:02.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The soil profile is the vertical section of the soil, from the surface through all its horizons, where a horizon is a layer of soil, approximately parallel to the soil surface, differing in properties and characteristics from adjacent layers below and above it.); update Definition (The Nature and Properties of Soils, Prentice Hall, 1996. );
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/7a16aa40-c74b-4a69-a230-1edd1b453332
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