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Soil science
That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
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Slipping plane
Earth science; Soil science
Boundary of the volume of ions around a clay platelet which migrate with the platelet in an applied electrical field.
Magnetite
Earth science; Soil science
Fe3O4 A black, magnetic iron oxide mineral usually inherited from igneous rocks. Often found in soils as black magnetic sand grains.
Site
Earth science; Soil science
A volume defined by the abiotic factors (i.e. climate, soil, physiography) that influence vegetation growth and development.
Saprolite
Earth science; Soil science
Soft, friable, isovolumetrically weathered bedrock that retains the fabric and structure of the parent rock exhibiting extensive inter-crystal and intra-crystal weathering. In pedology, saprolite ...
Pedotransfer functions (PTFs)
Earth science; Soil science
Analytical expressions used to estimate hydraulic properties from surrogate date of more easily obtained soil properties.
Supraglacial
Earth science; Soil science
Carried upon, deposited from, or pertaining to the top surface of a glacier or ice sheet; said of meltwater streams, till, drift, etc.
Chemoorganotroph
Earth science; Soil science
An organism for which organic compounds serve as both energy and carbon sources for cell synthesis. Used synonymously with "heterotroph".
