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EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > 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.

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  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/GCMDSK/1fc22c9d-cf29-4bd7-90b1-b0f6f139fd92

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