The following information, which is needed to decode the Soil Names file, was extracted (with modifications) from an information sheet supplied by the Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS): Column Name Coded Values ----------------- ------------- LU Land Use N Native Conditions A Agriculture KIND Kind of Soil M Mineral O Organic N Nonsoil U Unclassified WATERTBL Water table characteristics NO Not present any time YU Present during unspecified time YG Present during the growing season YN Present during nongrowing season YB Present during both seasons ROOTRESTR Soil Layer that restricts root growth -- Not applicable 0 Not present 1-9 Restricting layer number RESTR_TYPE Type of Root Restricting Layer -- Not applicable UN Undifferentiated BN Solonetzic B SA EC>4dS/m CT Compact (Basal) Till OR Ortstein FP Fragipan LI Lithic CR Cryic DU Duric PL Placic DRAINAGE Soil Drainage Class -- Not applicable VR Very Rapidly R Rapidly W Well MW Moderately Well I Imperfectly P Poorly VP Very Poorly MDEP1 Mode of Deposition for primary soil MDEP2 Mode of Deposition for secondary soil MDEP3 Mode of Deposition for tertiary soil -- Not Applicable ANTH Anthropogenic COLL Colluvial EOLI Eolian FLEO Fluvioeolian FLLC Fluviolacustrine FLUV Fluvial FNPT Fen Peat FOPT Forest Peat GLFL Glaciofluvial GLLC Glaciolacustrine GLMA Glaciomarine LACU Lacustrine LATL Lacustro-Till MARI Marine RESD Residual SAPR Saprolite SEPT Sedimentary Peat SPPT Sphagnum Moss TILL Till (Morainal) UNDM Undifferentiated mineral UNDO Undifferentiated organic VOLC Volcanic ORDER Soil Order -- Not Applicable BR Brunisolic CH Chernozemic CY Cryosolic GL Gleysolic LU Luvisolic OR Organic PZ Podzolic RG Regosolic SZ Solonetzic Soil Subgroup and Great Group. Characters before the dot (.) go into the S_GROUP (soil subgroup) field. Characters after the dot go into the G_GROUP (soil great group) field. -.- Not Applicable O.MB Orthic Melanic Brunisolic E.MB Eluviated Melanic Brunisol GL.MB Gleyed Melanic Brunisol GLE.MB Gleyed Eluviated Melanic Brunisol O.EB Orthic Eutric Brunisol E.EB Eluviated Eutric Brunisol GL.EB Gleyed Eutric Brunisol GLE.EB Gleyed Eluviated Eutric Brunisol O.SB Orthic Sombric Brunisol E.SB Eluviated Sombric Brunisol DU.SB Duric Sombric Brunisol GL.SB Gleyed Sombric Brunisol GLE.SB Gleyed Eluviated Sombric Brunisol O.DYB Orthic Dystric Brunisol E.DYB Eluviated Dystric Brunisol DU.DYB Duric Dystric Brunisol GL.DYB Gleyed Dystric Brunisol GLE.DYB Gleyed Eluviated Dystric Brunisol O.B Orthic Brown R.B Rego Brown CA.B Calcareous Brown E.B Eluviated Brown SZ.B Solonetzic Brown GL.B Gleyed Brown GLR.B Gleyed Rego Brown GLCA.B Gleyed Calcareous Brown GLE.B Gleyed Eluviated Brown GLSZ.B Gleyed Solonetzic Brown O.DB Orthic Dark Brown R.DB Rego Dark Brown CA.DB Calcareous Dark Brown E.DB Eluviated Dark Brown SZ.DB Solonetzic Dark Brown GL.DB Gleyed Dark Brown GLR.DB Gleyed Rego Dark Brown GLCA.DB Gleyed Calcareous Dark Brown GLE.DB Gleyed Eluviated Dark Brown GLSZ.DB Gleyed Solonetzic Dark Brown O.BL Orthic Black R.BL Rego Black CA.BL Calcareous Black E.BL Eluviated Black SZ.BL Solonetzic Black GL.BL Gleyed Black GLR.BL Gleyed Rego Black GLCA.BL Gleyed Calcareous Black GLE.BL Gleyed Eluviated Black GLSZ.BL Gleyed Solonetzic Black O.DG Orthic Dark Gray R.DG Rego Dark Gray CA.DG Calcareous Dark SZ.DG Solonetzic Dark Gray GL.DG Gleyed Dark Gray GLR.DG Gleyed Rego Dark Gray GLCA.DG Gleyed Calcareous Dark Gray GLSZ.DG Gleyed Solonetzic Dark Gray O.TC Orthic Turbic Cryosol BR.TC Brunisolic Turbic Cryosol R.TC Rego Turbic Cryosol GL.TC Gleysolic Turbic Cryosol O.SC Orthic Static Cryosol BR.SC Brunisolic Static Cryosol R.SC Regosolic Static Cryosol GL.SC Gleysolic Static Cryosol FI.OC Fibric Organic Cryosol ME.OC Mesic Organic Cryosol HU.OC Humic Organic Cryosol TFI.OC Terric Fibric Organic Cryosol TME.OC Terric Mesic Organic Cryosol THU.OC Terric Humic Organic Cryosol GC.OC Glacic Organic Cryosol O.HG Orthic Humic Gleysol R.HG Rego Humic Gleysol FE.HG Fera Humic Gleysol SZ.HG Solonetzic Humic Gleysol O.G Orthic Gleysol R.G Rego Gleysol FE.G Fera Gleysol SZ.G Solonetzic Gleysol O.LG Orthic Luvic Gleysol HU.LG Humic Luvic Gleysol FE.LG Fera Luvic Gleysol FR.LG Fragic Luvic Gleysol SZ.LG Solonetzic Luvic Gleysol O.GBL Orthic Gray Brown Luvisol BR.GBL Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol PZ.GBL Podzolic Gray Brown Luvisol GL.GBL Gleyed Gray Brown Luvisol GLBR.GBL Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol GLPZ.GBL Gleyed Podzolic Gray Brown Luvisol O.GL Orthic Gray Luvisol D.GL Dark Gray Luvisol BR.GL Brunisolic Gray Luvisol PZ.GL Podzolic Gray Luvisol SZ.GL Solonetzic Gray Luvisol FR.GL Fragic Gray Luvisol GL.GL Gleyed Gray Luvisol GLD.GL Gleyed Dark Gray Luvisol GLBR.GL Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Luvisol GLPZ.GL Gleyed Podzolic Gray Luvisol GLSZ.GL Gleyed Solonetzic Gray Luvisol GLFR.GL Gleyed Fragic Gray Luvisol TY.F Typic Fibrisol ME.F Mesic Fibrisol HU.F Humic Fibrisol LM.F Limno Fibrisol CU.F Cumulo Fibrisol T.F Terric Fibrisol TME.F Terric Mesic Fibrisol THU.F Terric Humic Fibrisol HY.F Hydric Fibrisol TY.M Typic Mesisol FI.M Fibric Mesisol HU.M Humic Mesisol LM.M Limno Mesisol CU.M Cumulo Mesisol T.M Terric Mesisol TFI.M Terric Fibric Mesisol THU.M Terric Humic Mesisol HY.M Hydric Mesisol TY.H Typic Humisol FI.H Fibric Humisol ME.H Mesic Humisol LM.H Limno Humisol CU.H Cumulo Humisol T.H Terric Humisol TFI.H Terric Fibric Humisol TME.H Terric Mesic Humisol HY.H Hydric Humisol HE.FO Hemic Folisol HI.FO Histic Folisol HU.FO Humic Folisol LI.FO Lignic Folisol O.HP Orthic Humic Podzol OT.HP Ortstein Humic Podzol P.HP Placic Humic Podzol DU.HP Duric Humic Podzol FR.HP Fragic Humic Podzol O.FHP Orthic Ferro-Humic Podzol OT.FHP Ortstein Ferro-Humic Podzol P.FHP Placic Ferro-Humic Podzol DU.FHP Duric Ferro-Humic Podzol FR.FHP Fragic Ferro-Humic Podzol LU.FHP Luvisolic Ferro-Humic Podzol SM.FHP Sombric Ferro-Humic Podzol GL.FHP Gleyed Ferro-Humic Podzol GLSM.FHP Gleyed Sombric Ferro-Humic Podzol GLOT.FHP Gleyed Ortstein Ferro-Humic Podzol O.HFP Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol OT.HFP Ortstein Humo-Ferric Podzol P.HFP Placic Humo-Ferric Podzol DU.HFP Duric Humo-Ferric Podzol FR.HFP Fragic Humo-Ferric Podzol LU.HFP Luvisolic Humo-Ferric Podzol GL.HFP Gleyed Humo-Ferric Podzol GLSM.HFP Gleyed Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol SM.HFP Sombric Humo-Ferric Podzol GLOT.HFP Gleyed Ortstein Hu?o-Ferric Podzol O.R Orthic Regosol CU.R Cumulic Regosol GL.R Gleyed Regosol GLCU.R Gleyed Cumulic Regosol O.HR Orthic Humic Regosol CU.HR Cumulic Humic Regosol GL.HR Gleyed Humic Regosol GLCU.HR Gleyed Cumulic Humic Regosol B.SZ Brown Solonetz DB.SZ Dark Brown Solonetz BL.SZ Black Solonetz A.SZ Alkaline Solonetz GLB.SZ Gleyed Brown Solonetz GLDB.SZ Gleyed Dark Brown Solonetz GLBL.SZ Gleyed Black Solonetz B.SS Brown Solodized Solonetz DB.SS Dark Brown Solodized Solonetz BL.SS Black Solodized Solonetz DG.SS Dark Gray Solodized Solonetz G.SS Gray Solodized Solonetz GLB.SS Gleyed Brown Solodized Solonetz GLDB.SS Gleyed Dark Brown Solodized Solonetz GLBL.SS Gleyed Black Solodized Solonetz GLDG.SS Gleyed Dark Gray Solodized Solonetz GLG.SS Gleyed Gray Solodized Solonetz B.SO Brown Solod DB.SO Dark Brown Solod BL.SO Black Solod DG.SO Dark Gray Solod G.SO Gray Solod GLB.SO Gleyed Brown Solod GLDB.SO Gleyed Dark Brown Solod GLBL.SO Gleyed Black Solod GLDG.SO Gleyed Dark Gray Solod GLG.SO Gleyed Gray Solod PROFILE Header from Detail II File --------- --------------------------------- DATE YY.MM.DD Date of last revision A-THICK Thickness of A Horizon L20 less than 20 G20 greater than 20 SOL-THICK Soil thickness in centimeters 99 Not applicable SOL-CHEM Soil Chemistry UD Undifferentiated EA Extremely Acid AN Medium Acid to Neutral WC Weakly Calcareous VC Very Calcareous EC Extremely Calcareous SA Saline - Not applicable PM-MODIFY Parent Material Modification SHAL Shale CRET Cretaceous TERT Tertiary STON Stony contact LIME Limestone TECR Tertiary-Cretaceous NA Not applicable PM-COMPLEX Parent Material Complex COM Complex NA Not applicable PMDEP2 Parent Material Deposition for secondary soil -- Not Applicable ANTH Anthropogenic COLL Colluvial EOLI Eolian FLEO Fluvioeolian FLLC Fluviolacustrine FLUV Fluvial FNPT Fen Peat FOPT Forest Peat GLFL Glaciofluvial GLLC Glaciolacustrine GLMA Glaciomarine LACU Lacustrine LATL Lacustro-Till MARI Marine RESD Residual SAPR Saprolite SEPT Sedimentary Peat SPPT Sphagnum Moss TILL Till (Morainal) UNDM Undifferentiated mineral UNDO Undifferentiated organic VOLC Volcanic PM-CHEM Parent Material Chemistry UD Undifferentiated EA Extremely Acid AN Medium Acid to Neutral WC Weakly Calcareous VC Very Calcareous EC Extremely Calcareous SA Saline - Not applicable PMTEXCLASS Parent Material Textural Class VCS very coarse sand CS coarse sand LCS loamy coarse sand S sand FS fine sand LS loamy sand LFS loamy fine sand VFS very fine sand LVFS loamy very fine sand CSL coarse sandy loam SL sandy loam FSL fine sandy loam VFSL very fine sandy loam L loam SIL silt loam SCL sandy clay loam SICL silty clay loam CL clay loam C clay HC heavy clay O organic F fibric M mesic H humic NA not applicable TEXMODIFY Texture Modifier GR gravelly VG very gravelly WY woody NA not applicable FAMPARTS12 Family Particle Size UD undifferentiated FR fragmental SK skeletal SY sandy CL coarse loamy FL fine loamy LY loamy CY clayey SM stratified mineral SU stratified mineral and organic SO stratified organic OG organic WY woody FI fibric ME mesic HU humic RU bedrock undifferentiated RA bedrock acid RB bedrock basic RS bedrock soft NA not applicable PHYSIOG Physiography PHY physiographic NA not applicable