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Hiepe, Claudia (2014): Classification of soil profiles from the Ouémé Upper Catchment (HVO), Térou, Benin [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.832910, In supplement to: Hiepe, C (2008): Soil degradation by water erosion in a sub-humid West-African catchment: a modelling approach considering land use and climate change in Benin. PhD Thesis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 307 pp, hdl:10013/epic.43322.d001

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Project(s):
Global Change and the Hydrological Cycle (GLOWA)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 9.640548 * Median Longitude: 2.242613 * South-bound Latitude: 9.074360 * West-bound Longitude: 1.650590 * North-bound Latitude: 10.131450 * East-bound Longitude: 2.721820
Date/Time Start: 2004-09-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-10-31T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.23 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.73 m
Event(s):
HVO (Ouémé Upper Catchment) * Latitude: 9.678700 * Longitude: 2.267300 * Location: Benin, West Africa * Campaign: IMPETUS * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
UTM Easting, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM eastmHiepe, Claudia
UTM Northing, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM northmHiepe, Claudia
UTM Zone, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM ZoneHiepe, Claudia
Sample elevationElevationmHiepe, Claudia
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmHiepe, Claudia
10 Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmHiepe, Claudia
11 Soil typeSoil typeHiepe, Claudia
12 Soil horizonSoil horiHiepe, ClaudiaWRB soil group
13 ClassificationClassificationHiepe, ClaudiaFertility capability classification of soil
14 Soil compositionSoil compHiepe, ClaudiaInterpretation
Size:
185 data points

Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

UTM east [m]

UTM north [m]

UTM Zone

Elevation [m]

Depth sed [m]

Depth top [m]
10 
Depth bot [m]
11 
Soil type
12 
Soil hori
13 
Classification
14 
Soil comp
2004-10-2410.015612.51650447013110717731P3810.2300.453Orthi-dystric LeptosolL''d+ehkhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves, gravel content >35%, too dry to grow a crop without irrigation
2004-10-179.760592.36138429958107900931P3340.3800.7514Ferrali-Plinthic CambisolL''ehkhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves, gravel content >35%
2004-10-2410.089071.92320382013111545531P3940.7001.4017Humic LixisolL'L''klow nutrient reserves, gravel content >35% in second horizon, 15-35% gravel in first horizon
2004-10-229.763212.13730405381107935331P3760.7001.4018Ferri-Endostagnic AcrisolL''C''hklow nutrient reserves, gravel content >35% in first and second horizon, high erosion risk due to abrupt textural change
2004-10-229.970241.86963376098110233431P3700.7001.4021Hypereutric VertisolL'C'klow nutrient reserves, gravel content 10-35%, high erosion risk due to abrupt textural change
2004-10-209.646191.73887361628106655031P4320.7301.4525Endoskeleti-Albic AcrisolL''ekhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves, gravel content >35%
2004-10-209.713501.65090352004107403031P4390.7001.4029Eutric Gleysol (Gleyic Lixisol)LL'gravel content >35% in second horizon
2004-09-269.205522.31114424326101764731P0.4300.8531ArenosolS
2004-09-269.179802.30110423218101480531P0.5501.1045Haplic AcrisolS'Lgravel content 10-35%, high erosion risk due to abrupt textural change
2004-09-279.233602.34877428466102074431P0.6001.2048Profondic LixisolLL'gravel content >35% in second horizon
2004-10-239.994791.65059352095110513931P4760.6001.2055Haplic LixisolL'gravel content >35%
2004-10-169.345782.56057451747103311131P3490.5001.0056Plinthic AcrisolSL''ehkhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves, high erosion risk due to abrupt textural change
2004-10-139.313062.49162444170102950431P3290.6001.2058Humic LixisolL'g+kprolonged water logging, low nutrient reserves
2004-10-319.452182.42419436790104489731P2930.4000.8062Albi-Petric PlinthosolLL''klow nutrient reserves, gravel content >35% in second horizon
2004-10-2210.131451.93875383732112013531P4650.3500.7070Albi-Petric PlinthosolL'L'gravel content >35% in second horizon, 15-35% gravel in first horizon
2004-10-139.074362.55240450812100310431P3740.5501.1080Plinthic ArenosolSehkhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves
2004-10-129.342472.53811449280103274831P3940.5501.1090Acric Ferralsol (Ferric Acrisol)S''L''eghkhigh leaching potential, water logging, low nutrient reserves, gravel content >35%, high erosion risk due to abrupt textural change
2004-10-1410.021552.57280453183110782631P4290.5001.0091Plinthic FerralsolL''ekhigh leaching potential, low nutrient reserves, gravel content >35%
2004-10-159.917452.72182469505109629831P0.3000.60101Eutric GleysolL''L'klow nutrient reserves, gravel content >35% in first horizon, 15-35% gravel in second horizon