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[EARTH CONSTITUENTS AND MATERIALS]
[geolithological constituents]
soil
Term
Metadata
soil
Definition
The top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water and air.
Broader Terms
BT
↑
[geolithological constituents]
More specific terms
NT7
↓
alkali lands
NT7
↓
bed soil
NT7
↓
black earths
NT7
↓
brown earths
NT7
↓
rendzine
NT7
↓
soil air
NT7
↓
soil layer
►
▼
NT8
↓
A horizon
NT8
↓
B horizon
NT8
↓
C horizon
NT8
↓
E horizon
NT8
↓
H horizon
NT8
↓
humus
NT8
↓
O horizon
NT8
↓
R horizon
NT8
↓
root zone
NT7
↓
[genetic soil types (according to FAO-UNESCO classification)]
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▼
NT8
↓
acrisols
NT8
↓
andosols
NT8
↓
arenosols
NT8
↓
calcisols
NT8
↓
cambisols
NT8
↓
chernozems
NT8
↓
ferralsols
NT8
↓
fluvisols
NT8
↓
gleysols
NT8
↓
greyzems
NT8
↓
gypsisols
NT8
↓
histosols
NT8
↓
kastanozems
NT8
↓
leptosols
NT8
↓
lixisols
NT8
↓
luvisols
NT8
↓
nitisols
NT8
↓
phaenozems
NT8
↓
planosols
NT8
↓
plinthosols
NT8
↓
podzols
NT8
↓
podzoluvisols
NT8
↓
regosols
NT8
↓
solonchaks
NT8
↓
solonetz
NT8
↓
vertisols
NT7
↓
[soil by chemical properties]
►
▼
NT8
↓
acid soil
NT8
↓
alkali soils
NT7
↓
[soil by composition]
►
▼
NT8
↓
bog soils
NT8
↓
calcareous soils
NT8
↓
clay soils
NT8
↓
granitic soil
NT8
↓
gypsum soil
NT8
↓
organic soil
NT8
↓
saline soils
NT8
↓
sandy soils
NT8
↓
siliceous soil
NT8
↓
volcanic soil
NT7
↓
[soil type]
►
▼
NT8
↓
alisols
NT8
↓
anthrosols
NT8
↓
azonal soils
NT8
↓
contaminated soils
NT8
↓
muddy soils
NT8
↓
paleosol
NT8
↓
polluted soil
NT8
↓
saturated soil
NT8
↓
submerged soil
NT8
↓
top soil
NT8
↓
treated soil
NT7
↓
[soils according to climate and morphology induced features]
►
▼
NT8
↓
alluvial soil
NT8
↓
arid soils
►
▼
NT9
↓
arid southern soil
NT8
↓
coastal soil
NT8
↓
continental soils
NT8
↓
desert soil
NT8
↓
forest soil
NT8
↓
marsh soil
NT8
↓
Mediterranean soil
NT8
↓
mountain soil
NT8
↓
permafrost
NT8
↓
semi-arid soil
NT8
↓
tundra soils
Related terms
RT
⇆
Atterberg limits
RT
⇆
bauxitization
RT
⇆
capillarity
RT
⇆
creep
RT
⇆
effects on soil
RT
⇆
field capacity
RT
⇆
hygroscopic coefficient
RT
⇆
land classification
RT
⇆
lateritisation
RT
⇆
pedogenesis
RT
⇆
pedology
RT
⇆
penetration test
RT
⇆
permeability
RT
⇆
permeability coefficient
RT
⇆
podzolization
RT
⇆
porosity
RT
⇆
saline deposition
RT
⇆
shrinkage
RT
⇆
soil analysis
RT
⇆
soil capability
RT
⇆
soil capacity
RT
⇆
soil chemistry
RT
⇆
soil compaction
RT
⇆
soil condition
RT
⇆
soil conservation
RT
⇆
soil damage
RT
⇆
soil deformation
RT
⇆
soil erosion
RT
⇆
soil fauna
RT
⇆
soil fertility
RT
⇆
soil formation
RT
⇆
soil function
RT
⇆
soil leaching
RT
⇆
soil mapping
RT
⇆
soil mechanics
RT
⇆
soil microbiology
RT
⇆
soil moisture
RT
⇆
soil nature
RT
⇆
soil profile
RT
⇆
soil protection
RT
⇆
soil quality
RT
⇆
soil salinity
RT
⇆
soil sampling
RT
⇆
soil settling
RT
⇆
soil stabilisation
RT
⇆
soil stability
RT
⇆
soil structure
RT
⇆
soil texture
RT
⇆
surficial weathering
RT
⇆
water regime
RT
⇆
weathering
Italian
suolo
Theme
soil
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7843
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
83
ARK
ark:/99152/t3n326yzgjr8o4
More specific terms
12
Alternative terms
0
Related terms
51
Notes
1
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