The Establishment of Pedological Soil Data Bases in Denmark
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography
- Vol. 85 (1) , 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00167223.1985.10649211
Abstract
Madsen, H. B. and Jensen, N. H. 1985: The establishment of pedological soil data bases i Denmark. Geografisk Tidsskrift 85: 1–8, Copenhagen, Oct. 1985. The construction of a main gas pipeline from the North Sea across Denmark offered a unique possibility of taking a subsequent number of soil profiles. Roughly 835 profiles have been described in detail according to a system very similar to FAO's Guidelines for Soil Profile Description, and samples from each horizon have been analysed in the laboratory. Based on easily detectable stable characteristics of the soil, about 8000 soil classifications were made down in the trench. The applied classification system, the analyses, the data storing system, and the principal soil conditions found along the pipelines are described in the paper.Keywords
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- Land Use Planning in Denmark:Hydrology Research, 1983