[The Cooperative Soil Survey] Soils Tutorial: Glossary

Glossary

Definitions from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

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Ped An individual natural soil aggregate, such as a granule, a prism, or a block.

Pedisediment Fine textured sediment that is similar in composition to the constituents of the underlying material.

Pedon The smallest volume that can be called "a soil." A pedon is three dimensional and large enough to permit study of all horizons. Its area ranges from about 10 to 100 square feet (1 square meter to 10 square meters), depending on the variability of the soil.

Ped	An individual natural soil aggregate, such as a granule, a prism, or a block.
Pedisediment	Fine textured sediment that is similar in composition to the constituents of the underlying material.
Pedon	The smallest volume that can be called "a soil." A pedon is three dimensional and large enough to permit study of all horizons. Its area ranges from about 10 to 100 square feet (1 square meter to 10 square meters), depending on the variability of the soil.