Sentence examples for soil unit from inspiring English sources

The classification system of the FAO primarily involves a two-level nomenclature comprising the name of a soil group and a modifying adjective that serves to identify a soil unit within a group on the FAO Soil Map of the World.

Then, a fertilizer response score was assigned to each soil unit in the eight climatic zones.

NARM's permit includes a map showing various soil unit descriptions with soil salvage depths.

These factors were used to multiply the productivity scores of each soil unit of the climate zones.

The soil unit weight was measured to be about 15.3 kN/m3 and the water content of the soil was measured at about 52% (referred to ASTM D2216 [20]).

For the estimation of the radial stresses, the soil unit weight, geometric properties such as the pipe's diameter and the depth of embedment, as well as the groundwater level are taken into account.

Central to both systems is the notion of diagnostic horizons, well-defined soil layers whose structure and origin may be correlated to soil-forming processes and can be used to distinguish among soil units at the highest level of classification.

A soil auger is used to obtain core samples in places where no subsurface exposure can be found, and the soil units are defined, delineated, and mapped in a manner similar to procedures in stratigraphy.

Pedology, scientific discipline concerned with all aspects of soils, including their physical and chemical properties, the role of organisms in soil production and in relation to soil character, the description and mapping of soil units, and the origin and formation of soils.

Twenty different soil units were identified and mapped.

Thirteen soil units were defined, included in five soil subgroups and six particle size families.