Course SSC120 Links of Interest

SSC120/220/105

Pedology Links of Interest

Soil biology for kids

Soil biology for big kids

United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, - National Resource Conservation Service, NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, NSSC, is the parent to several pages that allow access to soil information in the United States. Some links are listed below to assist you in accessing this information. These are very good source information and please explore them!

Official Series Description, OSD, Data Access (under classification on the NRCS Soils page)--> This is where you get the descriptive sheets! You enter the soil series name and a descriptive sheet is returned.

Soil Survey Laboratory Database characterization data (under Soil Survey on the NRCS Soils page).

The soil name and sample name are not the same thing choose soil name unless you know a sample name.

Please visit http://soils.usda.gov under the Education heading for excellent information.

Soil Taxonomy

The Field Guide for Describing soils, Soil Survey Method Manual, and Soil Survey Laboratory Information Manual are located at http://soils.usda.gov under the heading Procedures.

ASA/SSSA/CSSA

Terms for describing consistence (rupture resistance) of blocklike specimens

Pore size classification

Classification of rock fragments

Shapes and size classes of soil structure

Soil water terminology

Classification scheme for phyllosilicates related to clay materials

Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Term Glossary Search Index Page

Go directly to Search the SSSA glossary for a soil term

Fine Earth Texture Triangle

Fine Earth and Soil Textural Family Classes