Chapter

Soil Horizons

From Introduction to Soil Science by Amber Anderson and Rivka Fidel

Concepts

1. Soil Horizons

   "Soil horizons are layers used to describe the major processes occurring within a soil profile. Not every soil contains every horizon, and a profile may contain multiple horizons of the same general t

2. Transitional Horizons

   "Transitional horizons combine the properties of two adjacent horizons and are identified with two capital letters such as AB or BA, with the first letter representing the dominant process. Notations