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technical authority


The person to whom the final digital soils database was delivered to.  Terraced:
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ecodistrict


Subdivision of Ecoregion in the Ecological Land Classification hierarchy.  Ecoregion:
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soil texture


The relative proportions of the sand, silt, and clay size fractions within the fine earth (<2 mm) fraction of a soil. Soil textures are usually expressed in terms of the texture class to which they [..]
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agroclimate


Compilation of the average and extreme weather of an area as it affects agricultural cropping in that area. Agroclimatic classification in Alberta is based on limitations of available heat and/or mois [..]
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basin


1) The drainage or catchment area of a stream or lake. 2) An extensive depressed area into which the adjacent land drains, and having no surface outlet.  Bedrock:
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bench


An elongate, narrow, horizontal or near-horizontal platform formed by differential erosion. Most Canadian Quaternary researchers apply the term only to features formed in bedrock; those formed by eros [..]
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block leader


The individual responsible for ensuring mapping consistency for a Block.  Bog:
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calcareous


Descriptive of materials containing calcium carbonate.  Channel:
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clay


1) A mineral particle less than 0.002 mm in equivalent diameter. Clay particles are often distinct clay minerals, but amorphous free oxides and primary minerals can also be clay sized. 2) A soil textu [..]
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coarse textured


A broad textural grouping that refers to soils or materials dominated by sand, loamy sand, and sandy loam textural classes.  Colluvial:
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