Spain
Corrections needed in the “Est_prof.dbf” (Estimated profile database)
PROF_NUM: The profile numbers are altered.
New profile number
ES1
ES2
ES3
ES4
ES5
ES6
ES7
ES8
ES9
ES10
ES11
ES12
ES13
ES14
ES15
ES16
ES17
ES18
ES19
ES20
ES21
ES22
ES23
ES24
ES25
ES26
Profile number
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
1 new profile is added (ES26). The data are imported from the profile Je-2 (Eutric Fluvisol) in the
MEAS_PROF (measured profile data base).
COUNTRY:
The abbreviation of Spain in the EST_PROF (SPADE) is SP. This is incorrect, since the
abbreviation in the SGDBE is ES. The country code is corrected to “ES”.
SOIL: The soils are reported according to the CEC85. Generally the classification of the soils fit
well with the data given in the EST_HOR:
The following soil type names should be corrected or reconsidered:
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Profile ES13 (158): The profile has the soil type name “Aog” (orthic?-gleyic Acrisol). This soil
type does not exist (CEC, 1985). Since the soil unit “gleyic” is before “orthic” in the classification
key the soil should be classified as “Ag” (gleyic Acrisol). If changed to Ag the soil type can be
linked to SMU 340256 (with the dominant STU 340841).
Profile ES15 (160): The profile has the soil type name “Lck” (calcic- Chromo Luvisol???). This
soil type does not exist (CEC, 1985). The soil name should most likely have been “Lkc” (ChromiCalcic-Luvisol). If the soil type named is changed, then it would match soil type names of two
SMUs (340249 & 340252) with the dominant STUs 340819 & 340826.
Profile ES24 (169): The profile has the soil type “Th” (Humic-Andosol). The name of the soil type
in the measured profile database (MEAS_PROF), from where the data to the profile are taken, is
named “To” (Ochric Andosol). If the soil type named is changed, then it would match the soil type
name of SMU 340206 with the dominant STU 340685.
SOIL90: No data
TEXT1:
Some of the surface horizons are classified incorrectly. This means that the values in the “TEXT1”
(dominant surface texture class) field might be incorrect. The classification of dominant surface
texture class can be derived from the following table:
TEXT1
TEXT2
(Present in:
0
9
1
2
3
4
5
Dominant surface textural class
Secondary surface textural class
EST_PROF)
No information
No texture (histosols, ...)
Coarse (clay ≤ 18 % and sand ≥ 65 %)
Medium (18% < clay ≤ 35% and sand ≥ 15%, or clay < 18% and 15% ≤ sand <
65%)
Medium fine (clay ≤ 35 % and sand < 15 %)
Fine (35 % < clay ≤ 60 %)
Very fine (clay > 60 %)
Revised legend for dominant surface textural class (Spaargaren, Breuning-Madsen.& Koue,
communication 2007).
The profiles listed below do not have the correct “dominant surface textural class” when the data in
the EST_HOR are examined (after being corrected so that the sum of the texture classes is 100%).
The texture classes of the surface-horizons in the EST_HOR are therefore corrected as follows.
“Orange and turquoise highlights shows the actual corrections carried out”. The orange corrections
mean that the dominant surface textural class originally given is maintained while the turquoise
hightlights mean that corrections where carried out in order to change the dominant surface textural
class.
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The corrections mean the following:
Colour
Type of Changes/corrections
In EST_PROF: Value added (There were no value before). The
value is calculated on the basis of data in EST_HOR.dbf
In EST_HOR: The sum of the values did not add up to 100%
Corrections had to be carried out in EST_HOR.dbf. in order to
qualify for the originally given dominant surface textural class.
The dominant surface textural class is changed because the data
in EST_HOR do not support the given dominant surface
textural class.
Both the dominant surface textural class and the data in
EST_HOR are altered in order to qualify for a “new” dominant
surface textural class that can be linked to the soil map.
Incorrect code for dominant surface textural class
Yellow
Orange
Green
Turquoise
Red
Profile
Hor
ES4/149
Bh-2
Au1
Profile
Hor
ES6/151
Vc-4
Ap
Profile
Hor
TEXT_2
14
15
TEXT_2
33
36
TEXT_2
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
10
10
11
11
19
19
46
45
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
10
10
8
8
33
31
15
15
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
Texture
class
1
2
Texture
class
2
4
Texture
class
Ap
38
20
36
3
3
4
ES8/153
Xy-3->Xy35
18
32
7
8
2
4 -> Xy-2
*Xy-3 (or Xy-4) does not exist as a dominant STU. However a dominant STU with the soil type
Xy-2 exists. Therefore profile ES8 (153) is adjusted to fit into the Xy-2 textural class.
Profile
Hor
ES12/157 Ap
Lo-2
* sum not 100% (85)
Profile
Hor
ES16/161
Zg-4
A1sa
Profile
Hor
ES17/162
Lcr-3->
Lcr-2
Ap
TEXT_2
32
32
TEXT_2
61
60
TEXT_2
26
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
25
25
21
21
4
12
3
10
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
20
21
17
17
1
1
1
1
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
3
1
21
49
3
Texture
class
3*
2
Texture
class
5
4
Texture
class
1
2
Profile
Hor
ES18/163 Ap
We-1
*sum not 100% (50%).
Profile
Hor
ES21/166
E-2
A11
Profile
Hor
TEXT_2
4
4
TEXT_2
14
15
TEXT_2
8
ES22/167 O
Phf-2
8
NB: The surface horizon is organic
Profile
Hor
TEXT_2
37
ES24/169 H
Th-2
35
NB: The surface horizon is organic
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
15
19
6
12
13
13
12
52
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
9
10
10
11
17
16
50
48
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
14
14
12
14
26
24
40
40
TEXT_20
TEXT_50
TEXT_200
TEXT_2000
15
17
18
18
22
22
8
8
Texture
class
?*
1
Texture
class
1
2
Texture
class
1
2
Texture
class
4
2
Generally the textures needed very small adjustments to fit into the correct texture classes. In
general the values were adjusted as little as possible and only to the nearest border of the correct
texture class.
Organic soils:
Profile 159: Has the soil type Od-9 (Dystric Histosol with “9”= meaning no mineral texture).
However the SMU 340257 with the dominant STU 340843 has the soil type Od-0 (“0”= meaning
no information).
The most correct would be to alter the texture code of the STU and SMU in the SGDBE to “9”, but
since this probably would be more confusing to make corrections in this database also, the dominant
textural class for profile ES14 (159) is suggested to be changed to “0”.
SMU: no data
STU: no data
Groundwater levels: 13 profiles (ES4, ES6, ES8, ES9, ES11, ES12, ES15, ES20, ES21, ES22,
ES23, ES24 & ES25 (149, 151, 153, 154, 156, 157, 160, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 and 170) lack
indication of groundwater levels.
Root depths: The information on root depths of various crops is very sparse with only very limited
data available (8 profiles on total root depth of Alfalfa)
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Origin of data:
1: Average of a number of profiles:
2: From a single representative profile: All data
3: Predictions derived from mathematical functions:
4: Predictions derived from relationships between horizons and class functions
5: Expert judgment:
5
Profile
Country
Code
SOIL
NEW
SOIL
TEXT1
SP
SP
New
country
code
ES
ES
SMU
New
SMU
STU
New STU
146 (ES1)
147
(ES2)
148
(ES3)
149
(ES4)
Id
Id
Id
Id
1
1
0
0
340202
340596
0
0
340677
342201
SP
ES
Jd
Jd
1
0
-
0
-
SP
ES
Bh
Bh
2
0
0
ES
U
U
2
0
SP
ES
Vc
Vc
4
0
SP
ES
Xk
Xk
2
0
153
(ES8)
154
(ES9)
155
(ES10)
SP
ES
Xy
Xy
3
SP
ES
Be
Be
1
0
340225
340226
340594
340205
340595
340210
340211
340215
340216
340217
340218
340219
340220
340229
340740
340743
342193
340682
342197
340696
340699
340707
340711
340715
340717
340719
340722
340753
150
(ES5)
151
(ES6)
152
(ES7)
SP
SP
ES
Bk
Bk
2
0
0
156
(ES11)
157
(ES12)
158
(ES13)
159
(ES14)
SP
ES
Lc
Lc
2
0
340227
340233
340238
340239
340240
340250
340589
340590
340593
340591
SP
ES
Lo
Lo
2
0
SP
ES
Aog
Ag
1
SP
ES
Od
Od
9
New
TEXT1
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
Soil type
Of dom. STU
Id-1
Id-1
Bh-2
U-2
Vc-4
Xk-2
Xy-2
Be-2
Bk-2
0
340747
340767
340781
340784
340786
340822
342181
342183
342191
342186
340247
0
340809
Lo-2
0
340256
0
340841
Ag-1
0
340257
0
340843
Lc-2
Od-0
160
(ES15)
161
(ES16)
162
(ES17)
163
(ES18)
164
(ES19)
165
(ES20)
166
(ES21)
167
(ES22)
168
(ES23)
169
(ES24)
170
(ES25)
ES26
SP
ES
Lck
Lkc
2
0
340249
340252
340213
0
SP
ES
Zg
Zg
4
0
SP
ES
Lcr
Lcr
3
340245
340246
340255
0
SP
ES
We
We
1
0
SP
ES
Ic
Ic
2
0
0
0
340201
340230
340208
340209
340228
SP
ES
Vp
Vp
4
0
SP
ES
E
E
2
SP
ES
Phf
Phf
2
0
SP
ES
Bd
Bd
1
SP
ES
Th
To
SP
ES
Qc
Qc
-
ES
Je
340819
340826
340702
Lck-2
340805
340807
340839
Lcr-2
Ic-2
0
340672
340759
340691
340693
340750
340254
0
340837
Phf-2
0
-
0
-
2
0
340206
0
340685
To-2
1
0
340203
0
340679
Qc-1
340653
Je-2
2
0
2
340580
Soil type of profile do not match soil type of SMU/ dom. STU
Corrections carried out in the EST_HOR.dbf so that a new “TEXT1” is made.
Corrections carried out in the EST_HOR.dbf so that “TEXT1” is correct.
New dominant surface textural class (without corrections in EST_HOR).
Corrections made in the EST_PROF
New profile added
7
0
0
0
Zg-4
We-1
Vp-4
E-3