Soil 454 - Pedology

Syllabus

Lecture Schedule

Lab Schedule

Project Guidelines

Old Tests

Presentations

 

  

Presentations*

Fall 2014

Lecture pdf Handout Power Point
     
2 Soil Horizons Soil Horizons
3 Subordinate Distinctions Subordinate Distinctions
4,5 Soil Morphological Features Soil Morphological Features
6 Models of Soil Formation; Processes Models of Soil Formation; Processes
7,8 Soil-forming Factors - Climate, Organisms Soil-forming Factors - Climate, Organisms
9,10 Soil-forming Factors - Relief, Parent Material Soil-forming Factors - Relief, Parent Material
10 Parent Material - Surficial Deposits Parent Material - Surficial Deposits
11 Time Time
12,13 Weathering Weathering
14 Classification Introduction Classification Introduction
15,16 Diagnostic Horizons and Features Diagnostic Horizons and Features
17 Soil moisture and temperature regimes Soil moisture and temperature regimes
     

The Soil Orders

Gelisols notes Gelisols supplement
Histosols notes Histosols supplement
Spodosols notes Spodosols supplement
Andisols notes Andisols supplement
Oxisols notes Oxisols supplement
Vertisols notes Vertisols supplement
Aridisols notes Aridisols supplement
Ultisols notes Ultisols supplement
Mollisols notes Mollisols supplement
Alfisols notes Alfisols supplement
Inceptisols notes Inceptisols supplement
Entisols notes  

*files require a password (available from instructor) for viewing