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Properties that can be observed to characterize the soil profile.
The allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and narrower values defined by data providers.
This code list is hierarchical.
Value | Name | Definition | Parent value |
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chemicalParameter | chemical parameter | Chemical parameters observed to characterize the soil profile. | |
physicalParameter | physical parameter | Physical parameters observed to characterize the soil profile. | |
biologicalParameter | biological parameter | Biological parameters observed to characterize the soil profile. | |
potentialRootDepth | potential root depth | Potential depth of the soil profile where roots develop (in cm). | physicalParameter |
availableWaterCapacity | available water capacity | Amount of water that a soil can store that is usable by plants, based on the potential root depth. | physicalParameter |
carbonStock | carbon stock | The total mass of carbon in soil for a given depth. | chemicalParameters |
waterDrainage | water drainage | Natural internal water drainage class of the soil profile. | physicalParameter] |