Factors governing the formation, distribution and taxonomy of soils with glossic horizons and features in the contiguous USA

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 42; p. e00973
• Main Authors: Bockheim, James G., Hodges, Ryan C., Hartemink, Alfred E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Data mining; Glossic horizon; NRCS databases; Soil classification; NRCS databases; Data mining; Soil classification; Glossic horizon

Soils with glossic horizons and features (referred to here as glossic soils) have horizons with interfingering of albic materials in the upper part of an underlying argillic or natric horizon. In the contiguous (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii and US territories) USA there are 739 soil series coverin...